if you’re being told to evacuate, take your pets and leave.

Oct 7, 2024

Watching the weather updates as Milton heads toward Florida, I worry about those people who are going to “ride out” the hurricane. I worry that some can’t afford to leave; I worry about those who don’t have family or friends to help; and I worry that adult decisions made now may impact so many others later.

Please go — and take your pets!

I worry about all the pets in Milton’s path. My two dogs depend upon me to make decisions for them — and I would never leave them to drown in flood waters. EVER! When we have tornado warnings, they go to the bathtub with me. If I had a shelter or basement, that’s where they would be… with me.

Merida and Dharma eating

Of course, there have been MANY times we’ve taken a trip to the bathtub for nothing but a bit of wind and rain. Still, I keep hauling them in there with me.

Stay safe, Florida!

And if you’re being told to evacuate… please just go.


Now you know: Michael Kearney (who spoke his first word at four-months-old) completed his Bachelor’s degree in anthropology in two years to become the youngest ever university graduate at the age of 10.