April 23, 2001

Visibility? Who needs visibility?

Monday, Monday. The strangest thing today - the sky all around became filled with dust, kind of a yellow fog, like a genuine Lubbock dust storm. Walking home from school was painful, as dirt swirled along through the narrow streets. Our building wasn't helped by the big hole in the ground and the dirt that once filled it (which now filled the air). Couldn't even see the chicken house outside the back door.

Even so, a couple of fellow ex-pats braved the walk to and from the University to hang out, pick out a few "Rise Up Singing" selections, and wonder about next year's plans-hopes-dreams. Quiet, culturally familiar, and folkie.