Archive for September, 2005

If I had my way, single people would never own hot tubs. But then I suppose someone would file a lawsuit because the right of single people to own a hot tub was being violated. So I suppose it’s alright if they own them, but there should be restrictions that keep single... »

Comments had been down for a while by accident, but should be up and running now. »

The following links are to some good articles discussing some of the issues I wrote about in my last post: “Identifying Hurricane Dead Poses Unusually Daunting Challenges” by Shaila Dewan, The New York Times “New Orleans begins collecting Katrina’s victims” © 2005 The Associated Press “Investigators’ first priority: ID the dead” by John Fuquay, Clarion Ledger... »

In order to appreciate the monumental task facing authorities in New Orleans and the surrounding area, here’s a scenario involving an event of a much smaller scale: A flood rips through a much smaller town in the Mississippi Delta resulting in six fatalities. Rescue attempts during the first few hours of the flood lead... »