New Orleans visit

I spent the weekend in New Orleans at a reunion for my old fraternity, Phi Kappa. Some alumni are trying to help rebuild the 100+ year old institution. It seems damage from The Storm even extended to these sorts of institutions, especially on the Mississippi gulf coast.

The good news is the city seems to have returned to normal, at least psychically. There was very little talk of The Storm or the associated hassles of rebuilding. Of course, I was in the French Quarter the entire time and it was a big football weekend, with LSU and the Saints playing games critical to their seasons. LSU won on Saturday and earned a spot in the national championship. The Saints blew it badly in the 4th quarter on Sunday. Indeed, things seem to have returned to 'normal' on the football front, at least.