The above is artwork on a napkin drawn by my friend, Marty Coleman, also known as The Napkin Dad.

I’m really blessed to know someone like Marty. He’s smart, talented and compassionate. And I met him on twitter. So we can add that as another of the many reasons why I love twitter.

Tornadoes. I’m really scared of them. One of the things that scared me most about moving to Oklahoma was the prevalence of tornadoes. But, in reality, the only tornado I’ve ever seen in real life is the one that was in my rear view mirror as I was driving north on US 19 in Pinellas Park, Florida several years ago.  Thankfully, it moved out of my mirror and wasn’t chasing me up the highway.

When the tornado siren sounds here in Bartlesville, as David is running into the yard like a true Okie to look at the sky, I’m diving into the shower or under my desk.

It’s always been a toss up for me. Which is scarier: tornadoes or spiders? And I really can’t decide. The scariest ends up being what I’m faced with at that moment.

Life’s tornadoes is what Marty drew this napkin about and he said I inspired part of the commentary. He wrote about the life tornado that I’ve been experiencing for the past couple of months – not a weather event at all.

But people like Marty give me hope that there are truly nice and decent people amongst the people I know and those people give me strength to continue to pursue relationships with others and not just become a hermit.  Which, on some days, would be very easy for me to do.

I have met so many truly wonderful people via twitter and I count Marty amongst my friends. In real life. 🙂