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Que sera sera...

This one was different. No boarding up, no lines at gas stations, no rumors of rationing. Just another hurricane: flickering power, trees down, water intrusion. Yawn. Whatever.

Of course, here in Tampa, we got to watch the storm weaken and eventually turn north, thus sparing us from serious calamity yet again. And don’t get me wrong - there was plenty of wind and rain, but I truly feel that people were more or less resigned to their fates for this one.

Or maybe it was just pure disbelief.

Personally, I’m starting to wonder if there might just be something to those far-out tin foil hat theories about the government controlling the weather.

Collectively , the storms have completely buried any local campaign coverage, and have allowed the Bush bros. to step to the fore with lots of photo ops and butt loads of government cash. Kerry, meanwhile, has shied away from the state, lest he appear to be taking advantage of a natural disaster.

Here’s a hint: heavy duty aluminum foil works best for blocking alien radio waves, but the thinner, less expensive rolls are much more stylish and make for more comfortable headgear in the Florida heat. Shop wisely.