Trudy,

see this:

[link]

Note final sentence and mention of his wife and other home.

You know, it occurred to me that the last time there was a refugee situation this big in the US, it was the Dust Bowl. And we all know how well the Okies fared -- you may remember a little book called The Grapes of Wrath (which if anything, understated the problem).

I read somewhere recently that this is bigger than the dust bowl. And compressed into a far shorter time, of course.

JZ, CNN also has it at [link]

you may remember a little book called The Grapes of Wrath

t shudder

Glad I stopped nursing.

I killed it.

no nursing jokes

Sorry!!

t weak grin

Our company is going to get a T-1 line (finally). I am in charge of the research--any good companies providing T-1 service I should look into?

I return you to your nornal wide-ranging political and nursing discussion.

Where Gay Collectors Come Out of the Garage

Lambda Car Club International is the largest organization by and for gay and lesbian automobile collectors, with 2,000 members in two dozen chapters across the United States as well as one in Toronto. And it is growing at a rate of 4 or 5 percent annually. In a world where various kinds of car clubs are proliferating, Lambda holds a special place, culturally and aesthetically.

Or, as Doug Buhrer of Columbus, Ohio, a Lambda member for 20 years, put it: "We're not all expressly into Broadway show tunes."

This might only be amusing to me:

Beyond the social differences in Lambda and mainstream clubs, there are also differences in what is considered beautiful or worthy in a car.

"The straight men tend more to like the muscle cars, and when they start the engine at a show, they'll all run over to it," said William Hicks, 59, a resident of West Chester, Pa., who was Lambda's president for 10 years. "We'll race over to a car that's a beautiful pink or amethyst, and we'll all say, 'Look at that brocade.' "

Mr. Muller said that Lambda members tended to collect luxury cars and so-called orphan cars - automobiles that are no longer manufactured, like Ramblers and Packards. General collectors acquire those cars, too, but in lower percentages.

"We're just lighter into the cars that are more popular in the mainstream clubs - Corvettes and Mustangs and '57 Chevys," Mr. Muller said.

Lambda collectors are especially enthusiastic about luxury cars, particularly those that are loaded with options, like early models with automatic windows. The club even has a nickname for a luxury car that is heavily accessorized: P.P.A., short for Power-Princess Approved.

I can relate. Huh, still more evidence that I was supposed to be gay.

Thank goodness the image I've carried away from tGoW is Granma dead on top of the truck.

I never thought I would write that sentence.

Our company is going to get a T-1 line (finally). I am in charge of the research--any good companies providing T-1 service I should look into?

T-1 is a rather old technology, and the prices are artificially high compared to newer, faster technologies. Unless you have a specific requirement for T-1, I would look at business-class DSL or Cable as first options.

Breaking news on CNN is that a convoy of military vehicles is moving into NO with food and water.

Five days.