I planned to share with you an exciting, revealing trip to the Redwood forests in northern California for this month’s blog. I still will, but not without hurricane Helene speaking her words as well. She demands it.

As a resident of upper east Tennessee, I’ve witnessed the power of the strongest hurricane, that being Helene, since Katrina in 2005 at the time of this writing. But to back up…

As a Generation X kid, before the age of cell phones and streaming, coming home after school at 3pm for me and many of my friends, meant one of two things-turning on the TV and tuning in to either Guiding Light or General Hospital. My soap of choice?