Ike Eve: 6 p.m.

• I might have been too hasty in praising the smoothness of the evacuation of low-lying areas. ABC13 passed along an estimate that says that 40% of Galveston residents are still on the island. That situation could get ugly.
• We're anticipating hurricane force winds here in Fort Bend County. I'm treating it as a tornado situation and will set up supplies in an interior bathroom just in case.
• My eating has been pretty good lately. The possible need to depend on non-perishible items has opened the door to junk foods I typically I don't indulge in.
  
• Wind gusts are picking up.