Houston Journal
Here are my entries from my time volunteering in Houston with evacuees from Katrina: 9/16 My first three and a half hours
9/17 First full day
9/17 Reaction and correction to news article
9/18 Sunday - second full day
9/19 Category 5 hurricane headed our way
9/20 Phone post
9/20 Arena now closed
9/20 The part where I get snarky
9/20 Firefighters and drinks yield information
Entries about staying through Rita: 9/21 I realize the storm is seriously on its way
9/21 Changing location
9/22 T-minus twenty-four hours (and traffic report)
9/22 Photos of the situation
9/22 Badgerbag is interviewed on the radio
9/22 Midnight and the big alien ship
9/23 Local news websites
9/23 They're all gone
9/23 Photos of emptiness
9/23 Beginning of storm
9/23 News: FEMA in the unsafe Astrodome
9/23 Play by play of evening with Rita
9/24 Rita wrap-up
9/25 Bright sunshiney day
9/25 Houston Chronicle post-mortem of Rita
9/26 Link to doctor's account of Baton Rouge
Back at work: 9/27 Michelle
9/27 Clusterfuck
9/27 Bless their hearts and what was I thinking
9/27 On improper social behavior: losing an elderly gentleman
9/28 Services open... whoops, closed
9/28 Inside the closed center
9/28 Lots of photos of closed center
9/28 My response to some news articles
9/29 Stream of consciousness voice post
9/29 Press work on Harold Robinson
9/30 Missing persons aren't that important if they were from New Orleans
9/30 Emergency, not going home yet
9/30 Found (but not quite)
9/30 Found (for real)
Returned home but still engaged: 10/3 Getting things done
10/4 Kinda ranting and figuring out how to deal with things
10/5 Please can you call Oprah
10/6 In which I use a sick day
10/7 Fair and balanced article on the Red Cross
10/8 Mr. Robinson passes and I process
I'm home now but the people impacted by Katrina still need help - this is far from over.
9/17 First full day
9/17 Reaction and correction to news article
9/18 Sunday - second full day
9/19 Category 5 hurricane headed our way
9/20 Phone post
9/20 Arena now closed
9/20 The part where I get snarky
9/20 Firefighters and drinks yield information
Entries about staying through Rita: 9/21 I realize the storm is seriously on its way
9/21 Changing location
9/22 T-minus twenty-four hours (and traffic report)
9/22 Photos of the situation
9/22 Badgerbag is interviewed on the radio
9/22 Midnight and the big alien ship
9/23 Local news websites
9/23 They're all gone
9/23 Photos of emptiness
9/23 Beginning of storm
9/23 News: FEMA in the unsafe Astrodome
9/23 Play by play of evening with Rita
9/24 Rita wrap-up
9/25 Bright sunshiney day
9/25 Houston Chronicle post-mortem of Rita
9/26 Link to doctor's account of Baton Rouge
Back at work: 9/27 Michelle
9/27 Clusterfuck
9/27 Bless their hearts and what was I thinking
9/27 On improper social behavior: losing an elderly gentleman
9/28 Services open... whoops, closed
9/28 Inside the closed center
9/28 Lots of photos of closed center
9/28 My response to some news articles
9/29 Stream of consciousness voice post
9/29 Press work on Harold Robinson
9/30 Missing persons aren't that important if they were from New Orleans
9/30 Emergency, not going home yet
9/30 Found (but not quite)
9/30 Found (for real)
Returned home but still engaged: 10/3 Getting things done
10/4 Kinda ranting and figuring out how to deal with things
10/5 Please can you call Oprah
10/6 In which I use a sick day
10/7 Fair and balanced article on the Red Cross
10/8 Mr. Robinson passes and I process
I'm home now but the people impacted by Katrina still need help - this is far from over.