I attended Douglas Brinkley's talk about his new book about New Orleans and the Gulf Coast and Katrina last night at Politics and Prose bookstore. I love these events and attend them regularly.

First of all, P & Prose is a great bookstore! I always feel alot smarter after my visits there. It's neat to hang around like-minded people. And it makes me glad that people still buy books there and that it's still around.

It's also a great walk, as the area is beautiful on upper Connecticut Avenue.

Yes, this is definitely one of the better places in DC!

Oh, and I thanked Mr. Brinkley for dedicating his book to the wonderfully warm people of Houston for opening their arms to evacuees during this terrible time. I agree, Houston's a great place!