Doom and Gloom

We are close to Katrina anniversary and Anderson Cooper is not in the studio to anchor his show. That means our readers have more time to send tips to us, I thank everybody who sent us tips and clues already, we appreciate your help very much. I'd like to blow the dust off Phebe's post on ATA from same time last year, the whole post deserves our appreciation.


As I write this entry I have a feeling of impending doom. Life is going along too smoothly. 360 has been fabulous the last 10 days or so, guests have been good, repeated segments seem to be decreasing, snarky AC seems to be returning and the Erica banter is A+. So what's the impending doom? Well let me give you an analogy. You know when Anderson's hair is getting just right and you really can't enjoy the beauty because you know what is coming? Well that's how I feel about the last 10 days, it's too perfect and can only mean 1 thing ..... VACATION!. Be it this week or next or not too long after that we will be Anderless soon. So start stocking up on those DVD's you haven't had time to watch or better yet blow the dust off your copy of The Mole. It's only a matter of time until we're going to need them.

Tonight's show from New Orleans was indicative of what Anderson Cooper does best. He's great in the studio, excels in communicating via the written word, but always shines brightest when in the field. Personally, I feel his father's Gulf Coast roots fuel Anderson's passion for delving into the struggles and triumphs of Katrina victims. It's like his father has given Anderson another gift from the grave. A voice that is finally being heard by a significant portion of Americans. And with this newly empowered voice Anderson now holds an awesome responsibility to show us other injustices in our imperfect world. This new prominence, this louder voice carries with it a large responsibility. One that I know AC feels and I just as surely know he is up to fulfilling.