I feel bad having moved on (mentally) so quickly from the threat posed by Hurricane Dean. As I write this, the storm is still pounding folks living on the Bay of Campeche, and our biggest “complaint” locally is a lot of sunshine and humidity. Fare thee well, my friends down south. I hope you have a sturdy place to ride this out.
One of the interesting things that came across my desk during the rush to get ready for Dean was a message from Austin, coordinated through the benefits offices here and at System. They have a long list of people—several hundred names—who have offered to shelter storm evacuees from their sister UT institutions in coastal areas. Opening one’s home to strangers in need is a pretty remarkable act. Maybe next time there’s flooding in the Hill Country, we can offer to return the favor…