Not to scare anybody

But do we really expect the same people that didn’t know that people were stranded at the New Orleans Convention Center (in spite of them being interviewed on TV every five minutes), and couldn’t provide support for the evacuation during Rita to realistically be able to plan for a flu pandemic? Here’s some advice: wash […]

Boo. Who.

map Originally uploaded by silly old bear. I can’t remember the last time it rained. I’m guessing just after Rita passed us 100 miles away (I think it rained the following week). Guess who is going trick-or-treating in about three hours?

Maybe it’s over

I’m hoping our heat wave has ended for good. Six of the last eight days we have hit 102 or higher. Most of these days were also record-setting (but that’s not terribly important). The “coolest” it has been was last weekend, after the miss by Rita, when it only hit 94 on Sunday. Right now? […]