You always remember your first time...

This is my inaugural post and I was hoping to start on a positive note. However, it would be strangely disconnected from reality to not acknowledge the heavy sadness blanketing our household.

The events on the Gulf Coast are almost too painful to deal with. Conversations with Mike, the hubby, revealed that this tragedy had been modeled by scientists at L.S.U. for years.

It is unbelievable how prophetic this article from 2001 is today:

Scientific American: Drowning New Orleans
[ CIVIL ENGINEERING ]
A major hurricane could swamp New Orleans under 20 feet of water, killing thousands. Human activities along the Mississippi River have dramatically increased the risk, and now only massive reengineering of southeastern Louisiana can save the city.

Maybe this will be the wake-up call other low-lying coastal communities need. How sad no one in New Orleans seems to have gotten the memo...