Nix Bits

It’s been a while and I’ve been working a new job so not much time to say anything. Reading a lot of the New Orleans bloggers but I’m taking the long view and trying not to get wrapped up in the emotional side of things as much.

Par for the Corps – Washington post editorial asking why there isn’t more outrage at the failures that actually caused our city to flood in the first place. John Barry’s companion editorial and the discussion that followed are interesting too.

Anyone interested in what really happened should take a look at the T-P’s interactive timeline. Of course you could also learn alot by following Chris Rose. Though his columns are informative and educational in a different sort of way.

Of course we’re preparing to evacuate ourselves early and evacuate often this year. On the plus side of life, we bought ourselves a kayak last week. Not for paddling around NOLA after a flood, but just for the fun. We’ve been talking about doing it forever. So while we’re waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting for our house to be rebuilt, at least we can stick with some of our pre-katrina plans and goals.

Lastly, there’s this list of links to various and sundry 80’s videos on youtube. Videos you’ve probably never seen or last saw only once back when you were a kid suddenly available again. I could lose days on this.