Gone at Last

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

It’s gone. So that only took three years. Check out the photoset.

Two Years

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

So where are we in the recovery of New Orleans, two years after the great disaster? It’s been slow going, that’s for sure. I expected that. It’s killing people in less fortunate circumstances, but personally I can survive the slow pace of recovery — as long as I can see some progress being made. But [...]

Eight Months Post-Katrina

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

It’s been eight months since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast. Xy and I made a little (two minute) video to mark the occasion, as we did at the five and six month marks. You can watch it here: Or, if you have Quicktime 7, you can download a higher-quality version here. (Note [...]

Five Months Post-Katrina

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

Xy and I made a little video to mark five months since Katrina. It’s kind of like our own miniature state of the union address.

Sweet Light

Saturday, December 24th, 2005

Take a nighttime drive down Bienville, from Galvez to Jefferson Davis. It’s dark. There’s a house with some lights near Tonti, another near Gayoso. Generators, I guess. There are no street lights. The Bienville corridor is dark. Except for our street. When we got power restored to our house, it also resulted in two more [...]