Every so often men are reminded that they are not the most powerful force in the universe. Hurricane Katrina is one such reminder. The property damage stands in the tens of billions. New Orleans appears as a lake. Hundreds lay dead. Men were equipped to predict this, but not to stop it. In the man-centered universe, the boogeymen are terrorism, nuclear war, man-made global warming, unemployment, and other human-created and human-solved problems. In the real universe, these problems are eclipsed by disease, aging, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, blizzards, floods, droughts, and other naturally occuring phenomena. Man is neither responsible for all of the globe's calamities, nor is he capable of making them disappear.

Although man can only do so much, I'm waiting for the governments of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and other lands victimized by last December's Tsunami to offer their assistance to our recovery efforts. I can't stand the thought of Hugo Chavez being first in line with water purification pills....

From one news story about blog entries:

Another live eyewitness account of the storm's impact came from John Strain, a social worker in Covington, Louisiana.

"The wind is really picking up now and I hear the roof above me wobble," Strain wrote in his blog.

"The sound is like a waterfall or rushing river. It is a powerful noise. It is a noise that reminds me how small I am and how big God is."

Excellent post. I consider this a key part of conservatism and the rejection of ideology.

Anarchy. Law enforcement officers loot too: http://www.nola.com/hurricane/t-p/katrina.ssf?/hurricane/katrina/stories/html/newseditorial.html

Hmm. Well Hugo Chavez offerred to send fuel, humanitarian workers, and aid to the Gulf Coast. As hav many poor third world countries that have very little to give.