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Saturday, October 30, 2005.

In the middle of picking up the shattered pieces of our scattered lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Andrea organized with a bunch of the other parents to throw a Halloween Party for the kids at our house. It was quite a spread since everyone contributed, and we grilled burgers to boot.  Click here for pictures.

In the Halloween Spirit, here are a few pictures from around town:

Now if you want to see something really scary, here's one someone sent me in email:

Here's how the British hold back the waters from flooding London :



And the Dutch solution to protecting an entire nation that mostly rests below sea level:

The Italians are defending their city on the sea, Venice :

And the richest, most powerful and technologically advanced nation on earth...  

USA !!!!!!   Go Corps of Engineers!!!! 

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There are a couple of news items worthy of note.

The Cabildo is open again.  That's the Louisiana Museum, for you Yankees.

All the malls in East Jefferson are open again, and business is booming.

IF the politicians don't kill it, the place might prosper...

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