National Debt Information

http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov

http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np

http://www.optimist123.com/optimist/2007/08/an-800-billion-.html

 http://perotcharts.com/images/debt/nationaldebt04.png

Spending Information

http://perotcharts.com

While I kind of regret not tailgaiting right now, I don’t want to be around a whole bunch of LSU fans right now talking about Nick Satan.  Quiet frankly, it is pathetic. 

How many people do you personally know that took a job promotion, realized they did not like their new job and went back to their old position albeit for a different company.  That is exactly what Nick Saban did.  Steve Spurrier did the exact same thing and Florida welcomes him back to the swamp with open arms. 

It might be a shocker to some, but in my life, some girls have rejected me.  Anytime people ask me what happened, I say “We had some could times together, it did not work out, but I wish her the best.”  I don’t go around telling everyone I know how the girl: betrayed me/is a whore/is a liar/is greedy/ is un-loyal, because I don’t want to be “That Guy”.  You know, the guy that never gets over the girl even thought he is with a new girl who is pretty amazing in her own self (three 10 win season, 3 Bowl Blowouts, SEC Championship, National Championship, Les Miles). “That Guy” that keeps calling the girl up at 3am crying on the phone, stalks her and her family, sends her flowers, shows up when she is on a date, “That Guy” who everyone knows is a loser.  The LSU fans that cannot get over Saban, are that guy.

GEAUX TIGERS!!!

Still no power at my house.  No work has been done in out neighborhood.  I am not mad at Entergy at all, they have a huge job to do and they are working as hard as they can.  The latest estimate will be 9/17/2008 to we have power.  That will have been  without power for 17 days.  Again, no complaints, the storm was a big deal but you would think that it would be a bigger story on the national news.       

Did a newsletter to clients on experiences during the storm.  You can view it here: http://www.lawot.com/Newsletters/hosted.htm

I spend the morning working at Perks, and the afternoon working at Chelseas.  They have even given me my own corner at the bar at Chelseas to work at. 

You can get MREs and Tarps and water from FEMA on Siegen Ln. 

Poached from the Daily Report and Entergy's Website

Also check out Entergy's Map: http://entergy-louisiana.com/outages/la.aspx

Unfortunately the area my house is in still has not been assessed so who knows when we will have power.  My apartment in New Orleans at 1st and Magazine still does not have power.

Officials with Entergy outlined this afternoon when it estimates power will be returned to the majority of customers in certain neighborhoods, communities and cities. Here is the schedule released by the utility company:

– Shenandoah/White Oak – Monday

– Jefferson Terrace – Friday

– Country Club of Louisiana/Industrial Park – Monday

– Central – today

– Santa Maria – 5 to 7 days

– Scotlandville – 7 days

– North Baton Rouge/Greenwell Springs – 3 to 5 days

– St. Alphonsus – 7 to 10 days

– Park Forest - Sunday

– Tara/Goodwood – Friday

– Bocage - 7 to 10 days

– Denham Springs – Tuesday

– Walker – Monday

– Livingston/Satsuma – 10 days

– Port Vincent – 21 days

– Gonzales – Sunday

– Prairieville – 10 to 14 days

– Geismar/St. Gabriel – 14 to 21 days

– Zachary/Baker – today

– Jackson/St. Francisville – 7 to 10 days

– Port Allen/Brusly/Addis – Friday

– False River – 5 to 7 days

– Livonia – 3 to 5 days

From Entergy's Website:

Here is the latest restoration information for South Louisiana:

• Parishes where restoration should be 100 percent complete by the end of Sept: 3:
  Allen, East Carroll, Vernon

• Parishes where restoration should be 100 percent complete by the end of Sept. 4:
  Bienville, Calcasieu, Cameron, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson Davis, Madison, Morehouse, Tensas, Union, Webster, West Carroll

• Parishes where restoration should be 100 percent complete by the end of Sept. 5:
  Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Richland

• Parishes where restoration should be 100 percent complete by the end of Sept. 6:
  Avoyelles, Jackson, Sabine, Winn

• Parishes where restoration should be 100 percent complete by the end of Sept. 8:
  Acadia, Lafayette, Orleans, St. Landry, Vermillion

• Parishes where restoration should be 100 percent complete by the end of Sept. 9:
  Jefferson (upper portion, including Metairie and Kenner), Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington

• Parishes where restoration should be 100 percent complete by the end of Sept. 10:
  Ascension (except Donaldsonville), St. James, St. John the Baptist

• Parishes where restoration should be 100 percent complete by the end of Sept. 12:
  Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana

• Parishes where restoration should be 100 percent complete by the end of Sept. 15:
  Jefferson (lower portion only), Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles

• Parishes where restoration should be 100 percent complete by the end of Sept. 16:
  East Feliciana

• Parishes where restoration should be 100 percent complete by the end of Sept. 24:
  Ascension (Donaldsonville only), Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, St. Martin

• Parishes where restoration should be 100 percent complete by the end of Oct. 1:
  Terrebonne, Lafourche

My office has been reset up. My Laptop is up and connected to the internet.  On the way to Alabama I saw multiple convoys of Humvees and Utility trucks heading west towards Baton Rouge.  There was no traffic leaving Baton Rouge and not a lot of traffic heading back to New Orleans. 

It only took us 5 minutes to get gas and food in Gulfport, Mississippi.  It took a friend of mine 6 hours to get a generator today in Baton Rouge.  A couple of my friends have gotten power including one in Southdowns which is pretty amazing.   

It is so nice to do laundry and sit in air condition and watch Project Runway with Claire.  I will pick up a generator from Parents on the way back to Baton Rouge.

I am leaving the city till at least the weekend. No power and I have sweated through all my cloths. I have internet through my wireless AT&T Card but no power so the laptop batteries are starting to drain.  I should have purchased: CyberPower AC Mobile Power Adaptor so I could recahrge my batteries to my laptop.  However even with that it takes 2-4 hours to get gas.  Everyone is cranky. I am betting two weeks til my house gets power.

Drove around today with Brandon. Ivars and Zippies are opened. Jefferson Hwy by Wholefoods is pretty bad, major trees down. I have heard that serops and a couple of places downtown are also open. Went to ivars today.  It was pretty hot but they had cold beer.  The line to Zippies was ridiculous, probally at least an hour. Curfew is in effect tonight. Some areas of Baton Rouge have power especially around the Tigerland area but everyone else is in the dark. I might jet to the beach if it looks like we will be without power for weeks. Cell phone network got worse today and the ran caused minor flooding.

1. Local Radio is absolutely useless.  After the my Internet stopped working the only thing I learned from the radio is that I could use my cell phone light to help make a ham sandwich.  Guess what, I don't have any ham.  It would have been nice if they just told us where the storm was.
2. Jindal is the man.  This is a completely about face from Katrina when our governor was on TV crying the entire time.  Jindal seems to in complete control on the entire situation.  His press conferences are amazing and he seems to have them every hour. 
3. Kip Holden's administration did a great job preparing for the storm.  There was a huge police presence everywhere and some major roads have already been cleared.
4. If we get power back in a week I would be happy.  Most of the polls in my neighborhood are sideways and I think I must have heard about 15 transformers blown before the power when completely out.
5. Sleeping in your car is the way to go.  AC on and a nice CD playing music.  (By the way, it would be impossible for me to die from carbon monoxide poisoning)
6. At 28 it is still nice to be learning some new drinking games.
7. Geraldo Riviera getting blown into something would have made this all worth it.
8. No one in Baton Rouge has mastered the four way stop.
9. The fact that only two people died in Baton Rouge is pretty amazing. 
10. The Bush administration, esp Homeland Security did a great job learning from Katrina.