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The U.S. Army - Coming Soon to a Disaster Near You

Well, President Bush finally came out and outlined his plan for the recovery of New Orleans.
To his credit, the President laid to rest the debate about rebuilding New Orleans. It’s going to be done. End of story. All of the uncharitable jackasses who balked at the idea of rebuilding an historic city and major port [...]

Gallows Humor

Speaking of Michael Brown, this story about him contains an absolutely scathing, dark humor quote:
“He’s done a hell of a job, because I’m not aware of any Arabian horses being killed in this storm,” said Kate Hale, former Miami-Dade emergency management chief.
Gotta love a good zinger.

One Week Later

The family is headed down tomorrow to ascertain the damage to their homes. They’ve been in contact with a couple of folks who already made their way back and it looks like my aunt’s and my cousin’s houses both took a couple of feet of water, but that’s it. The other good news is the [...]

Act of God

80% of my home town in under water.
Hurricane Katrina came through and without even hitting New Orleans directly, still managed to devastate the city. Fortunately, my family evacuated over the weekend, which means everyone is safe and sound here in Atlanta, or in Birmingham. However, they won’t be going home anytime real soon. The 17th [...]

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