Conch fritters? Good choice, Ree

Judge not lest ye be judged. Ever hear of the actor-observer divergence? In short, an observer attributes observed actions to the actor, while the actor attributes their actions to the situation. When you have lived three, four, five or six days without food, water, electricity and a working sewer you can speak about who takes what. Speaking of "who takes what," we don't even know what was in the box. Hurricane Katrina is an ongoing, growing tragedy. Thousands, and possibly tens of thousands of Americans are dead as a result of the hurricane and other associated decisions. Light a candle, don't curse the darkeness. We're getting ready to host up to 500 refugees right here in the middle of the country. There is much to be done so my blogging time may be further reduced.

BTW night is a great time to really learn what is going on in New Orleans via WWL on 870 AM. They're sounding great here tonight.

Gas is running $3.19 a gallon around here, nearly twice what it was a year ago. What's it running on the east coast?