Tropical Storm Kammuri Bears Down on Hanoi!!!

(Cue the dramatic music and show the sweet graphic with the palm tree bent in half by the wind.)

This just in: Tropical Storm Kammuri is lashing the southern Chinese coastline with ferocious winds in excess of 30 miles per hour! Currently, the monster storm is working its way westward toward landfall in Vietnam some time Saturday. Fearing the worst, Hanoi's terrified foreign residents have begun stockpiling essentials like ChocoPies, peanut butter and ice cream. Local stores are nearly sold out of flimsy ponchos and cheapo umbrellas.

Said frightened U.S. citizen Steven Shetterly, "It rained today. I had to ride my bike and my feet and legs got all muddy. So that was kind of gross." As Kammuri prepares to pummel northern Vietnam, only time will tell whether Mother Nature will spare Shetterly from having to get his feet muddy again.

Okay, in case you couldn't tell, the above was a bit tongue-in-cheek, overdramatic CNN/Fox News style reporting. Yes, there is a tropical storm moving toward landfall northeast of Hanoi. No, we're not particularly concerned. As of now, the maximum windspeed here is forecast to be in the 20-25 mph range. Which sounds like a breezy May day in Washington. It has actually been raining a lot today, which could prove to be much more of a concern than the wind. We live on the 2nd floor, though, so I think we'll be good to go. We'll keep you posted in case anything exciting happens.