A good weekend. Dinner at Juan's Flying Burrito last night. Joseph came to NOLA this weekend, which is always a treat, as I never get to see him. Kevin, Colin, and Kelsey came back to NO for the first time since Katrina to gather their stuff, and last night we had a swell night out at the Rendez-Vous and The Balcony, where we ran into lots of ( Read more... )

So I have a friend who lives in another city who I talked to recently. She asked me all about the hurricane and the aftermath and such. She wanted to know about the hundreds dead in superdome and the convention center, the cops shooting at people trying to leave, the mass hysteria that still ruled the city of New Orleans, some 40+ days after the ( Read more... )

Hey everyone. I'm still alive, at the folks' house in Harahan. We're about to see what Rita has instore for us in the next 24 hours, so hopefully I will have something good to post in the next few days. Stay strong. New orleans is the greatest place on earth. It will be back.

From the Times Picayune ( Read more... )

So now the who situation is being turned into a racial issue.  It's George Bush's fault that troops took as long as they did to get to New Orleans, because George Bush hates blacks.  The whites were evacuated first, leaving the poor black people behind to die.  The blacks who couldn't afford to leave or didn't have the means were stuck at their ( Read more... )

when i wake up in the morning there is a moment when i realize that its not all just a horrible dream.

it IS real.

it IS happening.

right now.

every single morning there is a jolt to my psyche, and all my body and soul can do is say 'damn.'

damn.

it is crushing to see the only home i've ever known descend so graphically before the world's eyes. ( Read more... )

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,167790,00.html

What a fucking asshole.

Sorry, I have the right to be pissed right now.

This is taken from Fred's blog...pretty much sums up everyone I know right now in NOLA ( Read more... )

"When the Mississippi's overflowin, and the streetcar has seen it's day ( Read more... )

Way to go Turkmenistan!!!

How many times in your life do you get to say "way to go Turkmenistan?"