Mandatory evacuations are being called for New Orleans. I can’t imagine being forced to evacuate. Where would I go? Do I need a disaster like this in my life to wake me up from whatever trance that I am in now? That though is rather insensitive to the many people who have suffered and died from this hurricane. I am sure that I can never imagine going through what these people are going through, and to wish it upon myself is just insult to them. It’s a case of the “I am invinsible” immaturity syndrome.

The Bush administration is being blamed again. The federal government is accused of doing “too little, too late.” Why does it always seem to come down to this? Is this a case of hindsight being 20/20? Or are there really things that the government could have done earlier?

What about me? Will it be a “too little, too late” situation? I feel like I am taking a lot of things in my life right now for granted. I think somewhere deep down, I realize that these things are very fragile, that they can disappear in a day. But somehow, I don’t really seem to care all that much. My actions don’t reflect my fear of losing these things. Where’s my wake-up call? Will it come too late?