Don't Back Down

National Geographic has a video clip about the problem with New Orleans.

In a nutshell, wetlands help defray the effects of the storm surge. Wetlands are being removed at a rapid rate - about 1 acre every 25 minutes, according to the video (presumably by development). This, coupled with the levee system, deprives certain areas of the replenishing effects of the wetlands. The solution? Divert waters of the Mississippi in order to recreate the wetlands.

In other words, demolish them. Then rebuild them, presumably at a higher cost. Nice.

I bit the bullet and ordered the chair. It's supposed to be here sometime next week - likely Thursday. I can hardly wait. Who would have thought I could be so excited about a chair? Especially such an expensive one? Yet I am. I can hardly wait for it to arrive.