Hey, gang -- this is my Think About It Column as will appear in tomorrow's Herald-Guide. Normally I put it on the HG website, but She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named screwed the site up pretty royally in my absense, and I don't know when (or even if) I'll be able to fix it. So here's the column in its entirety...

KATRINA: WRATH AND RESOLUTION

It was ( Read more... )

Hey, guys! I'm doing just fine -- I've been back home since Saturday, but we didn't get power back until Tuesday or internet until... well... five minutes ago. I've got soooo much to talk about, and I will, but first I've got a billion e-mails to read and reply to. So I'll be back later. Missed you all.

Hey, gang. We're in Houston now, in a house owned by some friends of my Aunt Mona -- really nice people who have been good enough to put us up for a couple of days until we can get back. Dad talked to Uncle Todd this morning and he reports that they're starting up the nuclear power plant in Taft today and they're going to work from there to restore ( Read more... )

Here we are in San Antonio. It's been surreal here, guys, reallly -- we're watching the news, seeing how everything is back in New Orleans, and just generally being flabbergasted. We've talked to some family and friends back at home and it seems that our town specifically came through fairly well -- the roads are impassible for fallen trees and ( Read more... )

Well, it was about a 19-hour drive, but Erin and I, along with my family and a slew of very frightened cats, are holed up in a hotel in San Antonio, Texas. Everyone is okay, and there's nothing to do now but keep an eye on the news, try to keep the cats quiet, and maybe (if we're lucky) get some sleep. The good news -- the hotel has internet access ( Read more... )

Well, today was the day Erin was supposed to meet my friends. If you've been watching the news, it should be obvious that this isn't going to happen now. Jason is headed towards Beaumont, Mike and Kim are debating whether too sit it out or leave and I haven't heard from Jenny, but I bet she's on her way out of town too. Erin's checked out of the ( Read more... )