21
09
2005
Ah, the burdens of notoriety
I liked living in metropolitan Houston a whole lot better before we warranted international media attention. Enron, Arthur Andersen, Andrea Yates, Katrina, Rita—not the kind of publicity any city needs. (Come to think of it, Katrina was pretty good PR for Houston.)
No, Casa Jonsson isn’t planning to run from the storm. As for me, I’ll be sitting on top of our house in a lawn chair with a case of Coors Light and a Confederate flag, screaming into the driving rain, “Is that all you got, Rita?!”
Just kidding. 
Looks like it’s working. You’re scaring her into Louisiana!
Getting perspective on New Orleans
As it was for many Houstonians, today was a rollercoaster of a day for Casa Jonsson. And several things happened today that have caused me to reappraise what went on in New Orleans in the days before and after Hurricane…