Now it's a matter of waiting until he lands somewhere and can make contact. Our communication chain with his son in CA is sketchy at best, and it make take several days before we really know his story. Rest assured, he will have a Story to tell. That's what he is, really: a storyteller.
I am off to collapse now, with more prayers for the folks still under seige in the flooded and destroyed areas of LA, MS and AL. I'll be back at it, though, this afternoon.
A final thought:
Without the internet, I would still be in the dark. Without the internet, we would not know where GaGa is or that uncle Al got out. Without the internet, we would not have known how to contact people who could actually assist in the rescue of our families.
You guys are the saving grace in this disater, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. If you're feeling helpless, and good with the googling and problem solving, head over to a message board where people are posting about missing loved ones (www.nola.com/forums/townhall or forums.sunherald.com/kr-biloxkatrina/sta