We had watched the weather forecasts. We had lived through Hurricane Betsy. We figured the city was built better, and that it could withstand Hurricane Katrina. We didn't know we would almost die.

I think God was punishing us. That's how I feel. It's a wake-up call in our city. Our city was getting too corrupt.

A lot of people were walking on the interstate. The water was so deep, but they were leaving their homes hoping to get to higher ground. We saw a dead body.

I want to visit the snow in Antarctica before global warming turns it into a tropical paradise.

Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields andwoods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be coldand hungry and weary.

There have been some down days (during which patrols were not conducted) because of weather and other reasons, but we are still patrolling the no-fly zones, particularly in the south, aggressively.