Sam I am

New Orleans is one of my favorite cities; I’ve probably been there half a dozen times for work or pleasure. It has all of the sensibility of a northern city with all of the geniality of a southern city. The food and architecture is representative of the United States: a true combination of cultures and traditions. Hurricane Katrina appears to be heading straight for New Orleans. The entire city is below sea level; to the south of the city is the Gulf of Mexico and to the north of the city is a huge lake. I hope the city survives the hurricane.

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted some pictures.

“Auugh! It’s got me!!!”
Life Underground by Tom Otterness

The view from my living room at night

This afternoon, there was a huge thunderstorm across Manhattan and Brooklyn. There wasn’t a lot of rain, just a lot of lightning. The bridge is the Manhattan Bridge. The building in the distance is the Empire State Building.

From a post on Wonkette this afternoon: Teaching [intelligent design] as “alternative” to evolution is a little like teaching “magic” as an alternative to physics, which at least would at least explain the president’s belief in the missile defense program.