Maggie: Alaska's Only Elephant

Maggie is a long way from home. But the elephant makes the most of her home in Anchorage. She has learned to paint, play the harmonica and use a 20' by 8' treadmill for exercise. Maggie is an example of making use of one's time productively and by so doing dealing effectively with the problems of life that are dealt randomly to all of us. I wish she were free in her native jungle. But it probably will never be.

Compare Maggie's ingenuity with the 134,000 New Orleans residents who didn't leave town when ordered to in the face of a looming disater. What is their problem and excuse?