A note on looting. Boortz is calling for looters in New Orleans to be shot. He uses such a broad brush that I have to draw a line. There are people who did not (and in some cases, could not) evacuate. They are going to supermarkets and convenience stores for water and food. Sorry, but that is NOT looting. That is the line between survival and death. Stealing other items (like luxury items) is looting. Otherwise you're going to turn the rest of the people into Jean Valjean.
Quarantine 2008 has ended
Fair warning: possibly graphic post and not for the squeamish. So it all started Friday night. Wife and I had a long day (as usual) and had finally finished with dishes, laundry and the rest of the normal daily grind. The baby had been fussy most of the day and had spit up here and there. Mostly we thought it had been switching from formula to milk which can sometimes cause this type of thing. By the time kid #4 rolls around you tend to let these things slide. If this were #1 we'd have called in a medivac at the first sign of vomiting in a 1 year old. He finally calmed down and we got him off to sleep. We watched a bit of The Wire and retired (very) late. About 10 minutes later #2 wakes up crying complaining of a stomach ache. I ask if he has to go to the bathroom and he says no, it's not that. His stomach really hurts. OK, into my bed and I'll get the heating pad for a bit. We get him settled and he calms down. Knowing that he tends towards the dramatic, I s...
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