22
Sep
2005
Slight Change in Plans (7:56am)
Looks like Rita is heading more towards east Texas rather than right into Austin. Not necessarily good for the people out there. Checked with a few friends in Houston/Galveston last night, they're getting out which is a relief. It comforts me to know that there seems to be more preparation this time around for the hurricane than there was 3 weeks ago. Emergency teams are mobilized, military personnel are on standby, and even the utility companies are ready to deal with power outages.
I saw a funny segment on Letterman last night. They were talking about
the proposed 104 billion dollar budget to put a man on the moon by
2018. In order to justify the spending, they said that NASA had put
together a video commercial discussing about possible applications for
space travel. The end of the commercial goes, "If we can figure out how
to get a man to the moon in 3 days, maybe one day we'll find a way to
get a man from Crawford, Texas to New Orleans in less than 5."Stay safe and dry, everyone.
