It’s 11:40 p.m. local time here in Baton Rouge, LA. We’re already getting some squalls from the outer bands of Gustav. It rains for a little while then stops.
I just checked the Weather Underground Tropical Weather page and Gustav is in cooler water (85 F vs. 90 F) than it was earlier. That may [...]

Posted on August 31st, 2008 by joubess
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I can’t believe we’re facing a second major hurricane just 3 years and a whole lot of work yet to do after Katrina. Hurricane Gustav just exited Cuba and is headed due north west toward the Louisiana coast. It’s a category 4 storm now and is expected to strengthen over the next 36-48 hours to [...]

Posted on August 30th, 2008 by joubess
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It’s August 29th again. Today went by like a normal day, although I’ve felt somewhat down. I’ve done what needs doing but with no enthusiasm. I slept until noon (I had the morning off) and I took a nap from 7 to 10 this evening after mowing the yard and heating up a pizza out [...]

Posted on August 29th, 2008 by joubess
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Since the first of August I’ve had a feeling of gloom rising in me a little each day. At first I didn’t even think about it being August again and what August meant. Then it hit me.
The third anniversary of Katrina is coming up on August 29. It seems that was in another lifetime [...]

Posted on August 21st, 2008 by joubess
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This is the sad truth of the human suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Many outside the city lost much, some even died, but none were kept in hell like the people left in New Orleans at the Superdome and Convention Center:

It looks like the aftermath of a disaster in [...]

Posted on June 24th, 2008 by joubess
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