Month: September 2005

Friday Kitten Blogging

A double dip of kitteny goodness to help counteract the ongoing bad, bad news out of the Gulf region today.

This is Marcus, the feral kitty who came to us so shy he curled up into a little fearful ball anytime you got near him. He’s got far to go before he can be called a fully socialized cat, but his progress towards normalcy and the hope of a happy life have improved dramatically. This is him, after he explored my desk and found the happy spot on the shelf above my monitor.

His coloring makes figuring out his origins a bit of a puzzle. He’s definitely got some longhair, and if you look closely he has dark points on his face and ears, which would suggest Persian or a related breed. But he also seems to have a bit of orange tabby markings. At any rate, he is going to be one gorgerous cat.

Two Out Of Three

Krugman today:

Before 9/11 the Federal Emergency Management Agency listed the three most likely catastrophic disasters facing America: a terrorist attack on New York, a major earthquake in San Francisco and a hurricane strike on New Orleans.

I think it’s time to update the disaster preparedness supplies in the house.

He also makes a very good point:

I don’t think this is a simple tale of incompetence. The reason the military wasn’t rushed in to help along the Gulf Coast is, I believe, the same reason nothing was done to stop looting after the fall of Baghdad. Flood control was neglected for the same reason our troops in Iraq didn’t get adequate armor.

At a fundamental level, I’d argue, our current leaders just aren’t serious about some of the essential functions of government.