This and that
Feb. 28th, 2006 11:22 amWell, today is Fat Tuesday. We're not attending any of the parades. The DH has to work today, and it's no fun by myself. And we missed the lead-in parades for the same reason. (Although he's off on the weekends, he's had to pull call lately, due to short-staffing. And we can't be stuck in parade traffic if he gets a call.)
And *if* there was a 29th of February this year, tomorrow would be exactly six months since Katrina hit. Sometimes I look around and wonder if things are *ever* going to get back to normal. Many houses in our area, that we had thought of as undamaged, suddenly have new debris piles in front, as the interiors are being gutted. Some of them had leaks or damage that was not immediately visible. Some of them had damage not visible from the front, but they are only just now beginning to get their insurance money, so they can start work on gutting their homes.
At any rate, I'm not running any errands today, so I hope to work on some fic...
And *if* there was a 29th of February this year, tomorrow would be exactly six months since Katrina hit. Sometimes I look around and wonder if things are *ever* going to get back to normal. Many houses in our area, that we had thought of as undamaged, suddenly have new debris piles in front, as the interiors are being gutted. Some of them had leaks or damage that was not immediately visible. Some of them had damage not visible from the front, but they are only just now beginning to get their insurance money, so they can start work on gutting their homes.
At any rate, I'm not running any errands today, so I hope to work on some fic...