10:05 AM A Short Tour

I drove out to Lakeview, through City Park, past the track, past the museum, past the homes of many friends, past a friend’s house who stayed. My friend was fine — a little cold— but fine. As an aside, Pal’s Bar is unharmed. I saw some large trees uprooted and damaged in City Park, but only a few. I saw a few damaged store fronts. I saw a few damaged private homes. I saw a few damaged schools. But I only saw a few. The damage I saw is far less extensive and on a far smaller scale than the damage inflicted by Katrina.