Dear America, Forget what you may have heard. We are not Ok. We are stuck in a hell of human folly with the lives and futures of millions in the delicate balance. A dissipating coast, a weak criminal justice system, devious politicians and a decrepit flood protection system form a mass of mental anguish that…
Month: August 2007
Written Shortly After The Storm
Written shortly after returning home from Katrina evacuation … So many people forget that the Friday before Aug. 29, 2005 Katrina’s forecast led her to Apalachicola, Fl. Then suddenly, they drew her path a few hundred miles west, right at us. I finished refinishing the floors to our dining room and living room and we…
Liens Geante! Katrina Anniversaire!
This is why I have ventured further left from my cup of coffee with moderacy a while back. Candidates Call Anew for Rebuilding of New Orleans NY Times By Douglas Brinkley’ If we want New Orleans to die, we should say so Washington Post On the state of the art The day the music died?…
Author’s Night at the Hubbell
Fresh of his appearance at Rising Tide, Joshua Clark will be in Algiers on Tuesday… From the Hubbell… This Tuesday evening, August 28th, is a very special Author Night at the Hubbell Library in Algiers Point. To mark the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we are having Joshua Clark and his memoir, Heart Like Water:…
Rising Tide 2: In Levees We Trust
Tim Ruppert from Tim’s Nameless Blog provided some deeper insight to the Army Corps’ plans for 2011 100-year flood protection during his presentation of “In Levees We Trust,” a great title. As much as we decry the state of the levees, we really do depend on them to keep us dry. I don’t have a…
Risin’ Tide 2: Jay Arena – Broke Argumentatively, Just Broke
Via Dangerblond’s recap post of Rising Tide: Arena made a statement in which he called New Orleans bloggers “hysterical” for writing about crime and calling for Eddie Jordan’s resignation and accused us of doing it because we want to see more black men to go jail. I’ve never heard of Jay Arena before this day…
The Tide Will Rise Tonight!
Getcha asses movin to Risin’ Tide! And let’s fix the biggest goddamn crisis in the history of this country! Excuse my French everybody in America! Rising Tide 2 is a conference, a party and an opportunity to learn where New Orleans stands two years after the failure of the federally-built levees following Hurricane Katrina. The…
Glenn Beck: Impotent
I saw over at Ashmo’s blog that Glenn Beck has been running his mouth off about New Orleans, uttering quotes like: I`m not sure still that we should bother rebuilding it and you know what, we should just walk away from that city. Why are we there? But the tossed-up thing is throughout the interview,…
A New Low
Unmoderated and anonymous comments on Nola.com reach a new low… Marrero man electrocuted while working See, nobody would be making these comments if their full name and image appeared beside the post. So this is not an accurate representation of people’s true thoughts on the incident. The reason they are making the insincere comments is…
Y’At Catholicism
This month’s Author Night at the Library will feature THE JOY OF Y’AT CATHOLICISM Join us for stories from Earl Higgins, plus snacks, wine and other refreshments sponsored by