Two Sides to Every Story ...

...while others are running away, there
are those headed toward: chasers, to
warn of the approaching danger, who
film the storm's soundtrack, recording the
effect of surge and wind. Disaster
teams, doctors, nurses, those who have a
love for animals, firemen, police:
heroes, all, determined to meet the
needs of those impacted after the
hurricane passes. That's the good side.

And then there is the funny side: the
reporters, backs turned against the howl,
suddenly experts in the field of
meteorology. The are the
ones who take it on the chin, who do
unexpected variations of
"the wave" without meaning to, who fall
over themselves trying to get the
top story of the day from their lips
straight to our ears: that's entertainment.

(c) 2008, Karla Dorman