Year: 2005
As If Those Poor People Haven’t Suffered Enough…
Geraldo Rivera has arrived in New Orleans. Read more
205 School Buses
I’m getting pretty tired of hearing the Mayor of New Orleans whining about the rescue effort: The mayor of New Orleans made an impassioned plea for help on Friday as tens of thousands of people remained stranded in the flooded city. Ray Nagin, in a radio interview, said: “I need reinforcements. I need troops, man.… Read more
Making Up For Lost Catblogging
I must apologize for the apalling lack of Friday Catblogging. My wife is not at all pleased. I’ll try to do better. Here’s a shot of buffy asleep on the pillow on my wife’s worktable: Buffy Sleeping And here’s a photo of Dozer hanging out near the window in our bedroom: Dozer By the Window Read more
The Pace of Relief
A lot of people are starting to complain about the pace of the hurricane relief effort. I don’t know enough about disaster relief to be sure (and I don’t want to make excuses for any screw-ups) but I suspect that the agonizingly slow pace is nevertheless incredibly fast, given the scale of the operation. Here’s… Read more
Katrina Approaches
Here’s an idea of how bad it is in New Orleans right now: The Mayor has told the Fire Department to stand down. The firefighters are securing the firehouses against the storm and heading to shelter. Update: Woke up around 6am and turned on the TV. New Orleans has just lost power. In the Superdome,… Read more