I wouldn’t normally sigh with relief when a category 3 hurricane hits Florida — you see, I lived in Florida for a few years and evacuated for one hurricane — however, I had anticipated that Wilma would be another category 5, and well, I’m just plain relieved that she is not. We’ve suffered enough this year.

I know that Florida is in bad shape from all the hurricanes from last year and this year — I just can’t escape the feeling that the state has dodged a bullet. Of course, that doesn’t mean that it won’t get punched in the gut.