Day 124: The Rooster’s Denouement
Posted on December 30, 2005 - Filed Under food & drink, katrina, new orleans | 4 Comments
Last December 30th, I paced the length of my house full of guests from far north and nearby, making sure everyone had what they needed before nights and days hitting the streets of the then-destination city of New Orleans. Did I have an inkling of a clue that a full third of my 2005 […]
Read More..>>Day 121: Center Of The World
Posted on December 27, 2005 - Filed Under katrina, new orleans, travel, wisconsin | 2 Comments
Joseph Campbell’s The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion mentions Black Elk and his concept of the center of the world, “which is everywhere and from which he viewed in a ’sacred manner’ all things. It is not a geographical place, but the state of mind of one released […]
Read More..>>Surfing The Yuletide
Posted on December 24, 2005 - Filed Under funny, new orleans | 2 Comments
My best wishes to you and your family at this time of Christmas, Hanukkah and time spent with family or in quiet reflection. Looking forward to a relatively stressless and peaceful new year!
I leave you with this memo just received from Santa.
Dear People,
Due to the overwhelming current population of the earth, my contract was […]
Day 115: Pre- And Post-K Violence Against Women; Reducing Agents
Posted on December 21, 2005 - Filed Under articles, crime, culture-society-history, katrina, new orleans | 2 Comments
Violence Against Women Before And After Katrina: It amazes me the crimes people, including NOPD, are willing to believe happened in the wake of Katrina. But, what angers me are the acts of violence faced with incredulity, namely rapes reported by the supposed victims themselves. And I say “supposed” because, unfortunately, there are liars who […]
Read More..>>Day 114: SPECIAL BULLETIN- Magnitude 3.0 Earthquake In Southeastern Louisiana
Posted on December 20, 2005 - Filed Under katrina, new orleans | 8 Comments
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake hit southeastern Louisana, west of Lake Maurepas and east of Baton Rouge at 6:52PM CST on Monday, December 19, 2005.
COOL!
Completely bypassing Locusts and Alien Attacks, we have moved to Earthquakes on the disaster list. So what if it’s just a 3.0, bring on the Emergency Declaration and FEMA money stat!
[Just […]
Day 114: Spending $29B; A Streetcar Named Canal; Seasonal Migration
Posted on December 20, 2005 - Filed Under katrina, new orleans | 4 Comments
How To Spend $29 Billion?: The Washington Post reports on the financial breakdown of the $29 billion aid package recently approved by US Congress. Please note that the money has been allocated for all 2005-hurricane-ravaged states on the Gulf Coast and not just New Orleans, as some people seem to think.
Some highlights:
$11.5 billion in […]
Read More..>>Day 111: One Voice; katrina.com
Posted on December 17, 2005 - Filed Under katrina, new orleans | 1 Comment
One Voice For New Orleans: Another comprehensive website designed to help New Orleans back on its feet with links to problems, other aid organizations, Times Picayune pictures, local webcams and their main mission, getting Americans to write letters to their government representatives on behalf of New Orleans. Be patient during the page load - […]
Read More..>>Day 108: Disaster Tours; NASA Hurricane Animation
Posted on December 14, 2005 - Filed Under katrina, new orleans, visualization, weather | 3 Comments
Disaster Tours Of New Orleans: I’m unsure how I feel about this.
Pros:
- Like Mardi Gras, the business will bring tourists into the city and resultant money into our economy
- Heightens awareness of what happened in New Orleans after the storm. People can now see the devastation and the recovery firsthand and pass on […]
Day 107: Forget Nagin, I’m Voting For Chris Rose
Posted on December 13, 2005 - Filed Under katrina, new orleans | 3 Comments
In 1859, Mark Twain said in a letter to a friend, “An American has not seen the United States until he has seen Mardi Gras in New Orleans.”
Today, another great American speaks loud and clear once again. I give you selected bits of his eloquence that Mardi Gras 2006 will happen, why and how […]
Day 106: Back From WI; Guitars From The Edge; Murders In New Orleans?
Posted on December 12, 2005 - Filed Under geology, katrina, new orleans, travel, wisconsin | 3 Comments
Back From The Frozen North: The blood must have thinned, for I do not miss the cold weather. Snow is simply beautiful and interesting to walk on, but Wisconsin can keep the just-above-freezing precipitation and temperatures that go with it. 100-degree New Orleanian summers for this woman with the South Indian DNA, thank […]
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