Good morning! Today’s morning reads include links about the Cajun Navy, Dolly Parton, Jim McIngvale, who – as anyone who has spent ten minutes in front of a TV in the Houston area knows – is better known as Mattress Mack. I only hope GeorgiaPol’s readers are ready for this many Great Americans. Charities I support because they are known for effective relief that reaches the people who need it most are Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and the Houston Diaper Bank.
- NPR interviewed Mattress Mack yesterday evening to demonstrate “moments of grace” during an absolutely unprecedented American catastrophe.
- What’s in store for New Orleans and the Louisiana Gulf Coast this week?
- P.S. It’s the 12th Katrinaversary.
- Speaking of Katrina, how do Katrina and Harvey compare?
- A fascinating read on why the deployment of the Cajun Navy doesn’t mean the government is failing. It’s a “whole community” response.
- No, there’s not a shark on any Houston freeway, and other hoax Harvey photos.
- Gwinnett County plans for a transformative mixed-use development.
- Meanwhile, in Japan.
- A post-Charlottesville review of Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede. Note that the article is careful not to be critical of Dolly herself because Dolly is a Great American.
- Millennials don’t like doorbells because it means interacting with people.
- Other Great Americans include the people who invented the Tater Tot.