And WHY Am I Living Here?

On or about February 1, the New Orleans area experienced actual tornadoes! Indeed, these phenomena were closer to my Metairie house than the broken levee was. Parts of Lakeview already destroyed by Katrina--plus some parts heretofore untouched--were sent flying. One tornado followed Canal Blvd. from the lakefront down to Metairie Road; another knocked a radio tower across Veterans Blvd. in Metairie. There was some damage at the airport too: I understand Concourse C was trashed all along one side, although no planes were damaged.

As before, at my house we were lucky: no damage except to lose internet access for two days. Of course, it makes moving to another state attractive again...

And if that were not enough, an earthquake over 5 on the Richter scale was measured just off our coast yesterday or the day before. Everyone was joking about how surprised we were that it didn't cause a tsunami, given the way Louisiana's luck is going.