tom petty's wrong

sometimes you do have to live like a refugee. case in point, me right now. i'm a displaced person as my state of residence (kentucky) was hit by what its governor referred to as the worst natural disaster the state has faced - at least in recent history. who knew ice could destroy so much stuff (other than dennis quaid)?

i lost power tuesday at noon, and with the power went my water (since i'm on a well that uses an electric pump) and my heat (since i'm on gas that uses an electric thermostat). so i went around and checked on as many church members as i could. then i packed up the pup and headed south. i've been bouncing around like a vagabond ever since, but some nice people have put up with me. i go back tomorrow to see what things are like. i'm hoping the pipes haven't burst and flooded the house - that's already happened once in my life, and it wasn't fun.

but now i truly know what the israelites in exile faced, so i will have a much deeper understanding of their plight. and those displaced by katrina or the tsunami, i feel like now we have something in common. wow - now i'm starting to sound like blagojevich.