My family is all coming in for a family reunion, including my 84-year-old mother. This is our family thing, and we don't plan to go anywhere unless it gets a lot worse.

The family, that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor in our innermost hearts never quite wish to.

The family - that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.

I don't think it was as much me against him as much as it was our two teams against Mother Nature.

[Moulds' mother, who lives in his house, and other family members were among the thousands who fled the region as Katrina moved inland.] When they tell you not to go outside and to evacuate, people don't realize that your life is in your hands, ... When you can see the winds actually pick up a car, you can understand how strong those 145 mph winds are.

The mother is devastated. The whole family is devastated. We want this person, Mr. Lloyd Henry, to be brought to justice.