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"If You think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." - Red Adair (who knew so...

TP undercuts Gill , a photo by Noladishu on Flickr. Why are you undercutting your best Op-Ed writer off just the assertion of a spokesperso...

"God help us, we're in the hands of engineers." - Dr. Ian Malcom, Jurrassic Park .   Somewhat related to the last engin...

"Failure is ALWAYS an option" (H/T Mythbusters) The stylish version here . The application to engineering practice dis...

This was on the cover of the paper recently: New $1.1 billion hurricane levee proposed for New Orleans East Land Bridge   I expecte...

There's a great little movie that came out a while ago called " Contagion ".  It's about a modern pandemic outbreak (a la ...

First Saints game in person since my dad brought me when I was a little kid. Then, I got to watch the 49ers destroy the Saints. Marques...

Above: Rising Tide 7 Journalism Panel. Some thoughts I want to keep and not get lost down the Tweeter tubes: * QOTD#1: "In N...

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What it looks like, from the Corps' River Gage s: It's basically like a really, really big tidal fluctuation.  This is t...

Have power.  No TV/Internet.  Good thing there's tethered smartphones.  Most activity we've seen so far is the neighbor's chimne...

Living with Water , a photo by Noladishu on Flickr. Stay safe. Also, here's my suggestion for a really handy piece of hurricane gear: ...