Mon - September 17, 2007
LInk Ahead
This blog went offline for a long time due to
problems after Katrina. In the meantime I moved over to a blog on iWeb. I found an archive of this blog and
reposted it and now I can link the old with the new.
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Mon - January 2, 2006
Raise the Roof
2005
ends with a visit from Whelan. We put
on a roof, go to Burning Man in Biloxi, and meander in the Marigny.
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Sat - December 31, 2005
BefOhr and After Katrina
The
Gehry-designed
Ohr
Museum before and after Katrina.
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Mon - December 26, 2005
This:Day Sail
Over the 4th of July weekend Geo and
his family joined me and mine for a short day sail. We didn't know then that
this would be our last shared memory of the Coast before Katrina. I did a little
montage that weekend and put a minor-key song on it.
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Sun - December 25, 2005
Holly Reel
Homecoming for mother and brother.
Old violin for Alex. Old fashioned flavors for breakfast. Gifts from KJ. A clear
quiet day after all is done. Peace settles on the street.
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Sun - December 18, 2005
Sun - December 4, 2005
Sun - November 20, 2005
Xmas Trees-The Katrina Slant
We
went
out
to
get
the
Christmas
trees
this
weekend.
Our
houseguest
is
Emilie
Miller ("Cinghiale"), a writer and performer from
LA.
She
is
gathering
interviews
for
future
use.
We
go
to Dabbs Tree Farm and see the slant
put on things by Katrina
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Fri - November 11, 2005
Language of Loss
Ellis
Anderson
kindly
let
me
post
her
essay
here,
together with a photo by Joe Tomasovsky
of a damaged beach-front mural.
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In Motion
A blur of meetings, conference calls,
and group meetings has filled the past several weeks. The highlight was
attending the Champions of Justice weekend in Jackson
co-hosted by my soon-to-be full time employer, Mississippi
Center for Justice , and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights. A
more sobering one was a visit to New Orleans and retreat with the Sierra Club
Katrina Recovery Task Force.
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Thu - October 27, 2005
Mentoned
Ellis gave us a getaway to a cabin in
NE Alabama near Desoto Falls and Little River Gorge, among the largest in the
East.
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Thu - October 13, 2005
Blown Barges
The beachfront from the Biloxi Yacht
Club east is perhaps the most stunning example of the power of the storm. Three
enormous barges torn loose from moorings and left north of Highway 90, one which
smashed the corner of the Tivoli Hotel and took out the Biloxi Yacht Club. There
is no substitute for simply going in and seeing it for yourself.
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Wed - October 5, 2005
Coast Scenes B(efore)K(atrina)
John
Whelan sent several wonderful
waterfront scenes. Two were in areas struck by Katrina, New Orleans by the
Greenville bend, and the Gulfport commercial harbor.
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Sat - October 1, 2005
Lori's Story - Katrina Whacks an Artist
[reproduced with permission from Ellis
Anderson]
Artist Lori Gordon wants to go home. But since hurricane Katrina upended her life, all that remains of the house she cherished for twelve years is a battered slab of concrete and the tile kitchen floor. Gordon returns to the property most days, salvaging what little she can find of her belongings. She’s developed what she refers to as an extraordinary attachment to the colorful tile floor she created and put down herself years before. Each morning, she sweeps the floor with meticulous care, cleaning the last vestige of her home. “I went out a few days ago,” she says. “The insurance adjuster had finally come by and left me a note. He did it with black spray paint on that beautiful clean tile floor.”
Artist Lori Gordon wants to go home. But since hurricane Katrina upended her life, all that remains of the house she cherished for twelve years is a battered slab of concrete and the tile kitchen floor. Gordon returns to the property most days, salvaging what little she can find of her belongings. She’s developed what she refers to as an extraordinary attachment to the colorful tile floor she created and put down herself years before. Each morning, she sweeps the floor with meticulous care, cleaning the last vestige of her home. “I went out a few days ago,” she says. “The insurance adjuster had finally come by and left me a note. He did it with black spray paint on that beautiful clean tile floor.”
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Published On: Dec 03, 2007 07:42 AM