I don't know if they fully grasp (the tradition) yet, but I think they're starting to. It's important that they know there is tradition here. Part of their job is to be successful and continue that tradition.

You've got the double whammy of Katrina and then Rita, ... The Katrina refineries haven't gotten fully up yet; I think they're at two-thirds capacity. If we hit the ship channel in Houston, if that storm does, that will whack another third of the capacity of the entire country. It's a huge risk for our state.

The kids are starting to grasp it.

We wanted to make it patriotic, yet also grasp the speed at which these guys move.

We had five starters out (last) week running over a 100-degree temperature.

How can you see something that isn't there?' yawned the Humbug, who wasn't fully awake yet. 'Sometimes it's much simpler than seeing things that are,' he said. 'For instance, if something is there, you can only see it with your eyes open, but if it isn't there, you can just as easily see it with your eyes closed.