Reflection and Clarity

From the Daily Om. Thanks, dougri for the new email ;-) A Bon Yule and Happy Solstice to all of you, on this first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. On this shortest day, may you know an extra appreciation of the light within you. (Just three months to the Vernal Equinox haha)

( Libra Daily Horoscope )

NOLA News

On CNN this evening, they had a bit on the "euthanasia" thing at the big Charity that happened days after the storm, during the desperate days before rescue. It is still hard to believe the things that happened actually happened here, in America, and not very far away from any of us. The pResident hasn't been down since October. I hope no one lets this Administration forget what they promised on national television in regard to NOLA.

There's also a five page article in the NY Times regarding the people who died, how many of them actually died in the storm, and how many died due to the flooding instead, how many in their attics, etc. Too many... but the interesting thing is that many of the elderly that died *did* have a way out of the city, at least according to families who were interviewed, they simply chose to stay for whatever their reasons were (and that's not surprising, there are always diehards in storm regions).

So here is another NY Times story. Down in the 9th Ward and Lakefront area, they are looking to start demolition.

( Demolition of Thousands of Houses Is Set to Begin )