Thistles and stuff

Tim, over at the Namelessblog discusses springtime in Post K New Orleans and muses about life here in Hurricane Land...
Hurricanes are part of the natural environment of the Gulf of Mexico. And our insatiable appetite to build and shape the human environment is perfectly natural, too. Heck, even the most ardent environmentalists will draw you a picture of what they want the coast to look like--as if nature needs their help to make her vision a reality!