Direct Hit by Ivan Could Sink New Orleans

"The worst-case scenario for New Orleans - a direct strike by a full-strength Hurricane Ivan - could submerge much of this historic city treetop-deep in a stew of sewage, industrial chemicals and fire ants, and the inundation could last for weeks, experts say."

Sounds like a typical summer day down there!

Wake up

There's nothing like being woken up by the sound of one's own voice coming from the radio. It happened about five minutes ago. (My voice is promenient in a radio commercial.) If you would have told me at age ten that twenty years later such a thing would be happening, my eyes would have grown as big as saucers.

I'm not writng this to be bragadocious (if that's even a word)...I just continue to marvel that my life remains interesting and fun. God has blessed me in that way, allowing me to have a career which is both hard work and toil, yet also the most creative job ever. And I get to use my skillz towards the greater good - and yes, I do believe that I am one of the good guys (no moral relativism here!)