Tornado

I'm OK, and as far as I know, things are fine around here. There was a tornado in Murfreesboro where my cousin Sally lives. She and some of her co-workers were at lunch when it went by the restaurant. It's the first tornado she's ever seen. I've never seen one and would like to leave it at that. Houses were completely demolished, trees down, and people hospitalized and some missing. A mother and 3-month old baby were killed in their home when it was destroyed. A woman went to check on her house and found her dog dead under a tree. Severe thunderstorms and hailstorms swept the state. Some areas are without electricity and water. There's some flooding, too. Pictures on the news are scary. This was taken on the same street where Sally and her friends had lunch. She didn't take it. I found it online here from The Murfreesboro Post.


If you check our local NBC affiliate WSMV News website, you'll noticed several items about Dan Miller, a very popular news anchor who died from a heart attack last night in Augusta, Georgia, while he was at the Masters with friends. He is an institution in Nashville, and he and Demetria Kalodimas were a wonderful team for almlost 20 years. She said he was her best friend and like a big brother. Dan went to L.A. for a while and was the sidekick on the short-lived Pat Sajak Show while it was on. Pat was the weatherman on our local NBC station and Dan the anchor. We hoped Dan would enjoy his career in L.A. but were thrilled when he came back. He and his family felt like part of our family after all those years.