Brown out in DC, and Black out in LA
Punnish ironies abound, as Mike Brown, (former) head of FEMA, resigns… and Los Angeles electricity goes black. Related? Probably not, but it makes for an amusing headline. Brown’s resignation was no surprise; he’s been weathering heavy fire as the scapegoat [...]
Michael Brown: “The Office” Come to Life
Nice. By now, we’ve all heard that under-fire FEMA head Michael Brown’s most recent non-government gig was the much-ridiculed, “commissioner of judges and stewards for the International Arabian Horse Association.” The official FEMA bio doesn’t mention his 11 years in [...]
Where will they all go?
According to the 2000 Census, there are (or were) over 480,000 people in the city of New Orleans. With at least 80% of the city underwater, and a government-ordered evacuation, where will all those displaced people end up? Today, tens [...]
Int’l Blogging for Disaster Relief Day
It’s the stuff of nightmares: the destruction, death and displaced lives left in wake of Hurricane Katrina. One blogger, Andy Carvin, “tossing and turning in his bed” last night hit upon an inspiration: unilaterally declare tomorrow “International Blogging for Disaster [...]
When Mac Users Attack
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