Fats no longer in peril

Good news from what's left of New Orleans:

Rock 'n' roll pioneer Fats Domino was among the thousands of New Orleans residents plucked from rising floodwaters, his daughter said Thursday.

Karen Domino White, who lives in New Jersey, identified her father in a picture taken Monday night by a New Orleans Times-Picayune photographer.

The photograph shows Domino -- the singer behind the 1950s hits "Ain't That a Shame" and "Blueberry Hill" -- being helped off a boat near his home in the city's Lower 9th Ward.

Yes, we realize it's just one man, and that there are thousands of non-celebrities who are in need of rescue. Just let us enjoy the moment, okay. Then we'll get back to being numbed and horrified.