Sonofa...

That is one big bitch of a hurricane. My parents got out with no problems yesterday and made it to Columbus with minimal delays. Other friends also headed up this way and got out later yesterday evening without too much trouble. One grandmother is supposed to be heading to Houston this morning, but didn't beat the mandatory evacuation call for New Orleans, so I'm sure they'll be completely miserable on the road this afternoon. My parents are very doom and gloom about the whole affair, much more so than with Ivan, which was never really predicted to strike the city directly. This one though seems to have settled into its final or near-final track.

There's absolutely a chance that both houses and the camp in Lafitte won't be there when they go back. If the storm surge tops the levee system, it might be weeks before they can go home, anyway. Guess we'll see what happens, nothing we can do about it.

One quick note: President Bush, you are truly an asshole. Do not continue to use this as an opportunity to put your stupid ape-face in front of a camera. You want to help, help us fund coastal restoration efforts properly instead of behaving like the lying two-faced asshole you are, saying one thing to our faces and undermining us at every opportunity in Washington with the other.

Not that it might matter after tomorrow. If this thing comes in with 170mph+ winds there might not be a lot of coastal wetlands left in Southeast Louisiana.