I moved into my Law School dorm on Wednesday, and I've been doing orientation activities to introduce me to the Harvard campus I've lived on for four years. (I don't have to sign up for the Coop or get a new ID photo taken, and I already know my way around. It's a snap!) But our walking tours of Boston tomorrow are postponed because Tropical Storm Danny is headed for the Boston area, bringing three inches of rain tonight and tomorrow.
I mentioned this to Rezwan this evening after getting dinner with him and was surprised by his reaction. "Danny? I really think that discourages people from taking precautions against hurricanes - giving them cute, friendly names, like 'Hurricane Danny' or 'Hurricane Bill.' No one's afraid of 'Danny.'"
"Well," I said, "what would you suggest?"
"Something threatening and unfamiliar. Katrina, Gustav, these are names you don't hear every day, names people can really be scared of. So how about... Hurricane Bartolomeo, or Hurricane Boris?"
I caught on pretty quick. "You could have Hurricane Dragoslav, or Hurricane Dmitri, or Hurricane Dietrich!"
"Exactly," said Rezwan. "Bartolomeo, that sounds like somebody who could kill you. People would be scared of Bartolomeo. Bill? What's Bill gonna do? Cook you a hamburger."
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Ironically, after Hurricane Charley hit my town, an eating place in our mall's food court opened up named Charley's (I think it was a pre-existing chain?). They make cheese steaks. I think they offered free ones for the first few days. mmm cheese steaks.
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