this is interesting... (katrina-related)

this blog points out that hurricane disaster planning was handed off to a private company. and that now the private company has removed the press release saying they were selected to do so. it's still up on the archive.org wayback machine, tho, over here

from the somerville journal police/fire logs...

3:09 p.m., Engine 3 and Tower 1 responded to a report of a hazardous condition at the post office at 237 Washington St. The post office reportedly received a standard white envelope with a suspicious-looking yellow-orange substance on the envelope. The letter was reportedly sent away to a lab for investigation.

i'm reminded of the joke about the guy who went to the doctor because his penis had turned orange... the doctor examined him and said that everything seemed fine and had the guy been engaging in unusual sexual behavior. the man replied "not really. i don't have a girlfriend so i spend my evenings siting around eating cheetos and jerking off".