Update on Gustav

I’m really not sure what I am going to write here. I just got done updating Plagiarism Today with my plans regarding the storm, setting up the linkroll and doing the show notes for the Copyright 2.0 Show.

I’m preparing to leave my office in an hour or two to head home. There, we plan on boarding up the house (the previous owners were kind enough to provide us with the needed wood, pre-cut) and then, most likely, head out.

This storm has me very worried. It’s track takes it west of us, which puts the city on the strong side and puts the West Bank side of the river, where I live, in the greatest danger.

There are a lot of things that favor my wife and I personally, the location of our house, the nature of my closest levees, etc. but with my side of the river being more at risk, I am finding it difficult to consider staying. Read more