the storm of the century
Things have escalated beyond imagination: “The footprint of Katrina was about 400 miles when it hit. Gustav currently has a footprint of 900 miles and continues to grow.” Video of the mayor’s official press conference is here. My parents are staying in Picayune, Mississippi, for the time being. I’ve gotten in touch with nearly all [...]
the truth about a thoroughly unnatural disaster
Re-posting this from FoodMusicJustic.com: Levees.org has just posted “The Katrina Myth” to YouTube. The more people who visit this video,watch it, rate it, and comment on it, the higher it goes in the YouTube ratings. If you are a YouTube member, rate it with a high rating (five stars) and make a comment (any comment, [...]
Katrina Media
As today is the 3rd anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I’m honored to have been asked to reflect on my own experiences over at the Open Society Institute’s Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster blog. Some information about the site is as follows: Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster was named the best nonprofit website of the year in the [...]
go away Gustav!
Time to get nervous. I’ve already been on the phone with several NOLA friends who are ready to get outta dodge, although today the maps showed a slight westerly turn: Still, a lot of people are on edge, and with the 3-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina tomorrow, this new storm is taking me back to [...]
rising tide 3
Last year I was honeymooning in Australia, this year I’m in Wisconsin starting a new job and still unpacking the new house. I hate missing this, especially since my dissertation focuses on this fabulous group of passionate placebloggers, but I’ve already promised myself I won’t miss Mardi Gras next year and I won’t miss Rising [...]
Paris 4 Prez?
See more Paris Hilton videos at Funny or Die BTW before the spoof came out I totally called it being one that used images of The Golden Girls!
SOLD!
Andy and Daisy SOLD , A year ago my Andy and I were on a plane to Australia to elope, today we’re 2 days shy of celebrating our 1st wedding anniversary and the happiness continues! We’ve moved to the cutest Wisconsin town, we closed on our 1st home a couple days ago, and the writing/researching/teaching [...]