checking in
I don't have the heart to write much, given what's going on. I will say that Robyn's link to Anne Rice's essay (in the comments to yesterday's post) zeroed in on those elements of what's happening in New Orleans which disturb me most.
On a really insignificant matter: if you signed up for the audiobook drawing, you have to be sure to reply to the email you'll get asking you to verify your information. Please check your junk mail filters to make sure that email doesn't get stuck. If you don't take that step, you won't be in the drawing. Right now there are almost thirty people who haven't yet responded to the confirmation email, and are thus stuck in drawing limbo.