Half way through

I was in my favorite watering hole today and a pal of mine said, "Bubba, we are half way through Hurricane season and we ain't even had a scare!"

I hit him with my wife's purse. I was holding it while she was in the bathroom.

I don't want to hear that! I don't want to talk about that! I don't want to even think about that! It's like when the pitcher has a no hitter going during a baseball game; no one, and I mean no one, says a word to the pitcher! It's just plain bad luck to even mention it.

Talk about how hot it is, talk about politics, the new Maritime Community Park, talk about why I always hold my wife's purse when she has to go to the women's room, talk about duck hunting, anything, BUT how lucky we are this hurricane season. Just as soon as you begin talking about it, a category five will form in the Gulf of Mexico and hit us on the way to Nashville! We ain't even cleaned up all the way yet, and besides, Mother Nature knows what she is doing.

I'm thinking we have had our share, but I don't want her to hear anyone say, "We are lucky," why her being a woman and all, that would be all she would need to just "show us" how lucky we are. It is hard to hear someone thinking. Thinking we are lucky is fine, just don't say it out loud, EVER!

If you hear anyone begin to talk about no hurricanes, slap them in the mouth and run. You don't have time to explain all this to them, just don't let the words get out into the air. Words will float around in the air and land on places that they should not be heard. I see it all the time.

Let's keep Mother Nature happy, we have seen what she can do when she is angry. I'm worried about this, as you can tell. I am superstitious about the whole thing. So, when you see me, don't talk to me about Hurricane Anything, I don't want to know its name, where it is located and how powerful it is, not until it is 10 miles south of Key West North here and I have time to get my photo albums, my guns, ammo and fruitcake from last Christmas in the car and evacuate. I don't want to talk about it, and you shouldn't either. Just shut up and keep rebuilding.

Just thought you'd like to know...

Clarification

Last week's cutline caused some people to think that Tarsha Bechtol is again serving as the "mayor"because of the way it was written. It's an old photo!

She served as Beach Mayor in 2002, and they only serve for one year. The money raised for the election goes to scholarships for the Beach Wait Staff people that serve the hotels, restaurants and bars. Becky Sherman is the current Mayor.