Monday, August 29th

There was nothing to do but wait for the storm, so we watched the news while Toby went to work, then after he got home went to a Landmark Theatre and saw THE ARISTOCRATS. By that evening the storm had passed New Orleans, but before landfall Katrina met a front, weakened a bit and was pushed just eastward, sparing the city the worst of its power. We'd dodged yet another bullet.

We figured we'd get to go home to Mid-City by the end of the week at the latest. But, before we went to bed, I said, "Well, we still need to hope the levees hold."