5 and 11, 2 and 8

These are the times that drive my life these days. Hurricane updates with pictures and detail come out at 5 a.m., 11 a.m., 5 p.m., and 11 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. (Think about it: this are 6's and 12's on Standard time.) Lesser updates come out on the 2's and the 8's.

The great thing (there has to be a silver lining, right?) is that these are timed well to eating times: 8 a.m. breakfast, 11 a.m. coming up on lunch, 2 p.m. considering snack, 5 p.m. considering dinner. The news unsettles me enough that I eat less, so I'm dropping pounds. The Frances Weight-Loss Plan!