Well well. After Katrina devastated New Orleans and Houston took in the lion’s share of evacuees, now Rita threatens Bayou City, aka Houston, my adopted home town. On the radio yesterday I heard Chris Baker, a funny local talk show host, discussing conversations he has heard from homeowners who are loaded for bear in case the looters come–“Some of them are hoping for looters,” he observed. He’s probably right. Kinda funny. Wife and I started thinking of leaving Houston several days ago, despite the some scoffing of friends who thought we were overreacting. We booked a hotel room in Dallas … Continue reading Looting and Houston Hurricanes