Compared To Much of the Country, We're Paradise

It's Carnival season down in New Orleans. Parades are set to take place this weekend- mainly the krewes of Endymion; Orpheus: Zulu; and the granddaddy of them all, Rex.

But a tornado that roared through at around 2:00AM (Central Time, Midnight Pacific Time) this morning, those Mardi Gras celebrations may be dampened. Parts of New Orleans are damaged after a tornado ripped through the area. No serious injuries were reported.

While the New Orleans tornado threatened Mardi Gras, in parts of the Midwest, snow continues to be a big issue. Parts of Illinois; Ohio and Indiana are under blizzard warnings, as blowing and drifting snow, followed by high winds bury areas such as Toledo, Ohio; Springfield and Urbana-Champaign, Illinois; and Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Even though it's been raining off and on here in the Pacific Northwest, compared with much of the country, we're enjoying tranquility. Barring, say, an earthquake of, say a Richter (scale) of 7, I think we'll be sipping on pina coladas. Albeit under umbrellas and Columbia Sportswear jackets.

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