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Monday, December 18, 2006 12:00 AM

Not in my backyard, either

After the poor kids next door took advantage of me, I felt sympathy for the people of Houston, who've suffered crime and violence because of struggling Katrina exiles.

By Debra J. Dickerson

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Monday, December 18, 2006 06:54 AM

Ahh, it smells just like Christmas!

"Ebenezer: [shocked] Spirit, are these your children?

Spirit of Christmas Present: They are Man's. This boy is Ignorance, this girl is Want. Beware them both, but most of all, beware this boy!

Ebenezer: But have they no refuge?

Spirit of Christmas Present: [quoting Scrooge] Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"

If only poor Debo's neighbors could've been shunted off before polluting her pristine neighborhood and intruding so needily into the idealistic bubble that is apparently her life. Poor, neglected and raised by the parental equivalent of wolves, did you expect these kids to act like your own? I'm not sure which is sadder, these children's obvious need or Debo's Blinders of Oblivion.

For the love of God, beware the Boy!

—pubius maximus Read pubius maximus's other letters

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