Rebuilding New Orleans.

If you build below sea level and you use levees to keep the water out, should you really be surprised that a hurricane wipes out big chunks of your city? I dont' think it's such a smart move to rebuild in areas that aren't naturally maintainable.

I get the same feeling when the usual summer forest fires burn up peoples houses in the Mountains. Maybe you shouldn't have built there.

And people build houses by the beach and get government backed insurance cause no smart company will insure them. Dont build there.

Just cause you can do something doesn't mean you should. Looking around Denver, it seems like the town is totally car motivated. How many people do I see walking to work on Hampden? Not many. I see a mile long line of cars waiting to get onto 1-25 though. Any ideas about what will happen when oil isn't so cheap? Not alot is designed for the pedestrian. On Hampden, when I go to work, I walk across big-ass parking lots and landscaping. Because no thought was given to the fact that someone might walk to my building. Its a bunch of stip malls, drive through food places, etc. The people who are in charge of development kind of suck.

Nice T.S. Eliot Quote

We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

T.S. Eliot, Little Gidding

The Interview Process

Have been reading about the confirmation process of Mr. Robert(s?) the possible next supreme court head honcho. The questions they are asking him seem kind of BS to me. He is not answering whether he will vote against this or that, for reasons they all usually don't. So we have kind of an act going on. I have been on both sides of the process now. For less serious engagements I admit, but there is always some BS involved. Alot of it comes down to whether someone is likeable, or other non-technical reasons. Not everyone wants to admit that though. So you get some out there questions. What the hell, you take an SAT to get into college, just give the judges something like that. Thats about as fair and honest as it is going to get. How do you judge whether to hire a plumber or a mechanic? Has he/she done this before? Are they familiar with your set-up? Sure, Judges are different, but if you don't have the criteria ahead of time, just admit you are winging it. Seems reasonable, but then again, no one ever answers yes or no questions yes/no/i dont know directly either....

MT Yale

Mt Yale. Hiked up this last labor day weekend with a couple of the buds. It was a nice hike. Kind of tough though. Gravel and loose rock towards the top made it hard to walk up. The whole 10 mile or so trip took about 8-9 hours up and down, with breaks taken on an as-needed basis. I haven't done a 14er probably in Years. So it was nice to get out of town, see the peeps and get into the hills.