Rita Watch: Advisory 15

The weather in Austin has been very hot. We've had temperatures of 100F (38C) for this entire time. Not one drop of rain.

It had to happen. Two of the dogs got into it last nite over the water bowl. No blood was drawn, but there was definitely a fight. Then, another dog got into it with the same one. Belle took on Dutchess and had her pinned. They were broken up by the 86 year old man. Imagine that! Then Sandy jumped on Dutchess, too. The home team ganged up on the oldest dog of the visiting team. Pretty pitiful if you ask me. Taking on a deaf and blind opponent is not anything to brag about. But, the match between Sandy and Dutchess was more even. Sandy is 15 years old, and Dutchess is 16 or 17. They're both pretty much deaf and blind. No damage was done except to some dog egos.

With all this going on, Jennifer our daughter celebrated her 33rd birthday today. So, she got a bonus of an aunt and uncle at the party. We all went to Chuy's (the restaurant made famous by Jenna Bush when she was drinking under-age).

Martha and Al are returning to Houston tomorrow according to the plan that the Houston mayor laid out. For residents whose homes are south of I-10 and west of I-45 Monday is the day to return.

Tomorrow is the first day of filing DUA claims. It promises to be busy. I heard earlier today that 9 counties in Texas have been declared a disaster area. I don't know how many parishes in Louisiana have been added, but I'm pretty sure there are several that weren't part of the Katrina declaration.