Non PF-Related Post - Hoping The Best Re: Ike

A fellow blogger will be dealing with Hurricane Ike very soon. I am hoping and praying for the best for Penny and all of the residents of Houston.

I created this post on 8/30 with respect to Hurricane Gustav, but I am repeating it again here in hopes that Ike won't be destructive.

(Illustration courtesy of Yara's Photostream.)

Teru teru bōzu (Japanese: てるてる坊主; "shiny-shiny Buddhist priest") is a little traditional hand-made doll made of white paper or cloth that Japanese farmers began hanging outside of their window by a string. This amulet is supposed to have magical powers to bring good weather and to stop or prevent a rainy day. "Teru" is a Japanese verb which describes sunshine, and a "bōzu" is a Buddhist monk (compare the word bonze), or in modern slang, "bald-headed." Source: Wikipedia.)