Author: Dick

Good news, kinda, sorta. Beaumont, Texas, will be open to the public at 7 a.m. tomorrow. According to the The Beaumont Enterprise:

“Residents will be allowed to return to assess damage, collect personal items and then will be encouraged to leave.”

Well, I can take that. At least the authorities are not saying you must leave once you come back and do an assessment. It beats either having to sneak in and face getting turned away or just getting turned away outright.

I likely will not leave once I get there, probably on Saturday. I’ve got to try to work even though I know it’s going to be difficult.

Also, I don’t particularly relish seeing what the city is going to look like for the first time since Rita. But it’s home, ya know?

From Andy Borowitz:

In a televised speech to the nation last night, President George W. Bush praised the Federal government for responding swiftly to Hurricane Rita with well-crafted, high-quality photo opportunities showing him looking concerned, but said that the government needs to create the impression of concern even faster in the future.

Tom DeLay was indicted by a grand jury in Austin. Of course, he is innocent until proven guilty, as he has been for many, many years.

due to this Chicagotribune.com headline:

GULF COAST CRISIS: AT THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
For weary emergency workers on ship, hope floats

Marine One goes for a spin out among the rigs off Cameron, La. GW asks Americans to conserve gas

But enough about George W. visiting those wasting away in Hurricane Rita-ville. I found out my apartment in Beaumont, Texas, apparently sustained no damage from Hurricane Rita. That is good news.

Hopefully some of my more undesirable neighborhood members, not naming any names but you can find one on the state sex offender registry, will resist the temptation to loot my apartment while I am away. I guess if you have to be burgled it’s best done by neighbors. I don’t know why I said that because I don’t believe it and it really doesn’t make any sense.