The Saints are Coming

Bless you Boys!!!



09/10 at Cleveland W 19-14
09/17 at Green Bay W 34-27
09/25 Atlanta W 23-3
10/01 at Carolina L 18-21
10/08 Tampa Bay W 24-21
10/15 Philadelphia W 27-24
BYE
10/29 Baltimore L 22-35
11/05 at Tampa Bay W 31-14
11/12 at Pittsburgh L 31-38
11/19 Cincinnati L 16-31
11/26 at Atlanta W 31-13
12/03 San Francisco W 34-10
12/10 at Dallas W 42-17

Winter in the deep south

Listening to the radio reporting on a 15 car pile up this morning on the I10 from Metairie.

There was water on an elevated portion of the road and the temperatures dropped to below freezing causing the massive traffic mishap.

Southeast Louisiana doesn't freeze very often, so they don't normally have any road salt or any way to spread sand, so you can imagine what it's like out there.

I come from northern Massachusettes and find this somewhat humorous. Not the accidents, but the fact that they cannot make the highways and biways safe in the event of ice.

helping is easy

If you live outside Louisiana, you CAN help, just by contacting your elected
representatives


The Women of the Storm has compiled a list which shows which states' congresspeople
and senators have not toured Katrina & Rita's devastated areas. How can these people vote
for/against something they do not have first hand experience about?
Please contact your politicians and urge them to become involved.
Thanks.

Ya think?

-- President Bush's policy in Iraq "is not working," the Iraq Study Group said in releasing its long-awaited report.

Ashley does it again

Ashley's wonderfully emotion stirring post on why New Orleans should be rebuilt

Thanks, Ashley.

A letter to Travelers Insurance

I hope he sends this letter.

Message to those not acquainted w/NOLA

This post is over a year old but I just found it.

Here's an excerpt:

To those not acquainted with New Orleans:
Yes, we realize that much of our city was built below sea level. It's kind of the first thing you learn in school. Right after that bit about that George guy and the cherry tree and right before eating paste is bad for you.
Yes, we realize our geography leaves us more vulnerable to flooding. We don't know this because we are smart. We know this because it rains a lot and we get off of school.
Yes, we tried to protect ourselves from it.
Yes, it has worked in the past with varying degrees of success.
No, it did not work this time.

Christmas in NOLA

Once again, Tim eloquently muses about Christmas season in post Katrina New Orleans

squatting conspicuously (almost defiantly) amid the destruction, is our boxy little FEMA travel trailer, lit up like Times Square.

Thanks, Tim.

Another Katrina Victim

read about it here.

excerpt

coroner's officials found houses in that neighborhood that did not appear ever to have been entered since the storm flooded the neighborhood.

The coroner's office has arranged to have volunteers from several city agencies search areas that have not been entered since Katrina, Gagliano said. The St. Tammany Parish search and rescue squad also will assist.

Coroner Frank Minyard told the City Council last month that the Michoud area of eastern New Orleans had never been searched for bodies since Katrina and should be investigated as soon as possible

Tribute to the troops

Go here and bring a kleenex.

Guess what's back?

read about it here