So, what did you do during Hurricane Ike?

Yeah... I was shooting live shots all night, including a couple during the extended period when the eyewall came through. Not the eye, mind you, the eyewall... the part of the hurricane with the really, really heavy rain and really, really high winds. Note that I am not wearing any rain gear... that never changed during the course of the evening. Come to find out, my favorite Nike sweatshirt weighs about 35 pounds when completely soaked. Of course, I should be honored I was selected for such an important role in our broadcast... this was not, however, because of my superior skills as a photographer, but instead because of the fact that, with my considerable girth, I had what you might call a significantly higher "wind rating" than the rest of our available, qualified employees... an honor, nonetheless!