\”Stormy thoughts\” doesn\’t automatically mean that I\’m angry about something. With Hurricane Delta about to hit land, stormy thoughts are with most everybody on or near the coasts of Louisiana and Texas.

I can\’t say how condition were early this morning. I shut off my alarm clock and fell back asleep — again😒! — and didn\’t have time to ride before work.

At lunchtime, the wind seemed to be picking up. I rode to the drug store for a few things, anyway, so that I could get in at least some pedaling time. The sky was mostly cloudy, and I was surprised when the sun made a brief appearance.

I was also surprised at the lack of crowds at the store, but of course was glad I didn\’t have to wait through a long check-out line. If there had been such a line, I would have left the store because I couldn\’t afford the time.

The wind has now reached 25 mph. So far it hasn\’t rained, but I suppose it could begin at any time. This is, perhaps, the worst part of having a tropical storm anywhere nearby. I\’m on tenterhooks, waiting for all H*** to break loose. It\’s frustrating when nothing much happens; and I realize that I could have gone for a ride, or made a trip to the grocery store.

It looks like things will be calmer tomorrow morning. I hope so! I want to make a grocery run, and then go for a real ride. It will probably be a short one; and Sunday I can do a long ride.

So I still have Delta on my mind, but am less concerned that I was. Let\’s send some thoughts to the citizenry of Lake Charles. Two hurricanes in six weeks!