Hi, I have like four emails written in response to Andy's question <g> but none of them are ready yet. On a different list, we are wondering how much we want to bet whether or not Halliburton gets massive contracts to rebuild New Orleans...what a grand thought. and then...one of the other listern posted this link...the fellow had checked to see if Halliburton had given anything (I had checked on some of the large Missouri companies--most of them have...many, like Monsanto in St. Louis had already sent $1 million--750,000 to the Red Cross and 250,000 to United Way in New Orleans...and plan on doing more.) Halliburton is planning on nothing...but go look at this link and see what Investors Business Daily just put out... _http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/8/31/183129/626_ (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/8/31/183129/626) I'm sure most of you are on other lists and are hearing of the awesome giving going on by those people in other parts of Louisiana and (esp) Texas. (even while they apologize for unleashing Bush onto the rest of the world <g>. I don't know if they will ever get over that...) In addition, there are so many from here, ham radio operators on the way, etc. I am planning to respond to Andy more thoughtfully than just the thought that G-d was punishing NO because they had more overdue library books than anywhere in the WORLD and BEYOND! [just kidding! He/She would not have destroyed the libraries were that so... No, It was really because of all the shrimp they eat...remember the link that Eric posted some time ago about how much G-d hates shrimp? _http://wwww.godhatesshrimp.com_ (http://wwww.godhatesshrimp.com) THAT is a joke, too!!! and NONE of that was from any semblance of the conservative/fundamentalist type.) Thinking Marlena in Missouri