Every now and then I’ll get an email from my cousin, Larry, who I used to be so close to while growing up, but other than an occassional email I don’t hear much from him or any other member of that part of the family. Their house was just a few blocks up from us, we were close in age and had a lot in common with each other back then so we became pretty darned close there for most of our childhood. As with so many families, they up and moved all the way across the country to beautiful Santa Cruz, California, which has got to be the most beautiful place that I’ve ever set eyes on, and I rarely get to see him or anyone else in his family for that matter. The last time I saw them was a few Christmasses ago, when they decided to fly in from Santa Cruz, spend a week doing the traditional family festivities and events and then they all flew back home in time to bring in the new year, so they were here for a good long week or so.
Anyway come to find out that Crescent City, Santa Cruz has been hit hard by by the tsunami from Japan and now we are all concerned for all of their safety during all of this. My cousin always joked about the possibility of something like this, of course in the back of every one’s mind was playing exactly what we are experiencing right now. According to the online edition of the LA Times one person is feared dead, while four people were swept into the sea. The harbor is destroyed and Highway #101 is now closed down. We have been trying to contact any of my cousin’s family, but of course we haven’t been able to get through, so it is a waiting game at this point, and we are in it for the long haul for family.