well, the 'j' hurricane is on her way, and what, exactly, is her name? jeanne. i was looking forward to a hurricane jackie, as seeing my name on tv, in any circumstance, tends to tickle my fancy, but i've been passed up again.

actually, according to the national weather service, there will simply not be a hurricane jackie. they rotate the hurricane names every 6 years, and the only way they would retire and rename a 'j' hurricane is if one would cause such horrible destruction and devastation that just hearing that name again would cause a surge in the anti-depressant and firearm industries. let's hope that joyce, in 2006, is a real bitch.

my only question that remains unanswered: what happens if there's more than 26 hurricanes? if we get to zelda or zeke and, oops, here comes another? then what? do we move on to dog names? 'tropical storm fido is fast approaching!"

i'm not really this insensitive. i just want to read my headlines.