The End of the World as We Know It
Perhaps my memory is faulty, but when I was younger it seemed like there were a lot of hurricanes in the Gulf Coast that people worried would be "The Big One," that wound up diverting just in time to spare New Orleans from a direct hit. That’s the reason why, when Hurricane Katrina was headed towards the area three years ago, I really didn’t take it as seriously as I otherwise would have as it was nearing landfall; part of me assumed that it would…