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The initiation wasn't over.

Last Sunday, that annoying screech prompting an announcement of the emergency broadcast system - the one that's always a warning back in Massachusetts - went off again, about an hour after I took a walk.

It's a good thing I went when I did.

We had more tornadic activity heading to the metro from the northwest. Though that dissipated, all hail was breaking loose and heading our way.

I was able to take my friend Gina's covered parking spot, which saved my car from looking something like an uneven golf ball, but within minutes the weather went from grim to destructive, as captured by these guys.

Heavy winds howled through the apartment complex and those dreadful plunks starting sounding. At its worst, it sounded like I was inside a popcorn popper and I wondered if the hail would break my windows. It didn't, but some with windows facing the storm weren't as lucky. One person's sliding porch doors were broken.

When it was all said and done, these bad boys were left. Several bigger than golf balls, all capable of doing damage to windows, cars and people, just ask this unfortunate guy.

Several back windows were smashed out completely, many windshields broken too.

I escaped with relatively minor damage thanks to the covered parking, but a couple pieces of hail sniped my right tail light. Now I get to take part in my most favorite activity since flossing, filing an insurance claim.

Good times.

- In other news, I'm still not ready to talk about the Boston Bruins. Give me another week and I'll try to sum up what this offseason will look like. Not now.

- The NBA Draft Lottery was last night and, as seems to be the case every year, the worst teams got screwed. Seriously, the NBA should just pull the ping pong balls right in front of all of us. I know they like the whole drama of the reverse countdown thing, but a little transparency would be appreciated. No need to fuel the conspiracy theorists.

- I spent a lot of time looking at the new fall lineups for the networks. Some good looking shows, but I'll save that for another time. Until then, I'll have to enjoy the final two episodes of 24, which will air next week.

- Last, I just found this list of service members who've died in and around Afghanistan. The number just raised over 1,000. It is truly staggering to look at. One of the few times when pagination would actually do this list a disservice. It's still a shame that we're resorting to these methods as human beings, but that will never change.