Something to Think About Today

Here's a nice quote to remember:

"Time lost can never be recovered, and this should be written in flaming letters everywhere."

Another thing to think about:

Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.


I bring these two things up today for a reason. The quote at the top was spoken by Isaac Monroe Cline. Isaac was born in Tennessee, and passed away August 3, 1955 at the age of 93. Though he grew up on the farm, he became a meteorologist, and found his way to Galveston, Texas in the late 1800's. He was the one in charge there when on Saturday, September 8, 1900, a Category 4 Hurricane came roaring ashore just west of town. It started out a nice day. The ocean was large, but the sky was a beautiful shade. Even with warning of an impending storm, nobody left.

Right now, Friday, September 12, 2008, there is a very dangerous high-end Category 2 Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico heading right for Galveston. At the very last minute, mandatory evacuations were issued for the island. We shall see how this turns out. We can only hope that it turns out better than 1900.

8,000 people were killed in the 1900 Hurricane. One of those killed was Isaac's wife, Cora. Isaac never remarried after that.