Idiots...

Last night on Fox, a broadcaster was preening himself because "we had said that the winds in New Orleans wouldn't be nearly as high as people on other networks predicted, and we were right."

Idiot.

Aside from the fact that NOLA was spared a direct hit, the threat from Katrina to the city was never really the high winds, although those were dangerous. It was the storm surge overwhelming the city's levee system and massive flooding taking place that had people really worried. Which, considering that some reports have as much as 80% of the city under water to some level (although not the French Quarter, which is good news for drunken frat boys everywhere), I'd say they were right.

Wow.

So he still thinks the gay lifestyle is immoral and opposes same-sex marriage, but it's a step in the right direction

It will be interesting to see if a) he later backtracks and b) his followers desert him.

Just goes to show...

You really can buy anything at Costco.

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I just caught some of the storm coverage on CNN.

( Cut for people who are trying to avoid storm coverage )

I don't have family in New Orleans anymore (unless you count a sister in Metairie Cemetery -- probably under water -- and somehow I don't think this storm will affect her much) but I have friends and family who do. And New Orleans is one of my favorite cities in the country. So as much as I try to detach from this, it's hard to do.

And all keep thinking, even though I feel I shouldn't, is "Thank God it was not a Cat 4/5 slamming into St. Petersburg." I hope the rest of hurricane season calms down.

It seems to me all of us should observe Hurricane Thanksgiving this year.

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I just heard from Mom. My siblings and their families are all okay, although they are without power and are likely to remain so for some time.