Chapter 2: May 2011
May 23
facebook update, 7:07 AM
joplin
Good grief, the news from Joplin was so familiar. I could feel their nightmare, and they were a part of mine. I think a lot of Tuscaloosa felt the same way. In a lot of ways, Joplin stole our thunder. Our tornado was just practice.
They tarped the “mighty fortress” house across the street.
The house next door to that was being torn down:
I saw and heard this all from my bedroom window.
Also, we had a pretty nice sunset.