I’ve been through many hurricanes. This is going to sound weird, but some of my fondest memories of childhood are from hurricanes. My childhood home was a former turn-of-the-century Catholic rectory that was built to withstand the gulf’s hurricanes. So, when the hurricanes came to the Gulf south, family and friends camped out at our house. To the kids, that meant flashlights for everyone and sleeping on the floor. As a kid, how could it get any better than that?
But here in Big People Land, I have quite a different opinion of hurricanes. The devastation Katrina caused leaves me at a loss for words. From New Orleans through the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the destruction is impossible to comprehend.
Here are a few links for you to visit if you have a moment. And say a prayer for the people along the gulf coast if you are so inclined:
Video interview with New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Monday night.
Times Picayune newspaper online (print edition was cancelled)
I’m still trying to contact family and friends.
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Thank you for the links, John….I lived several years in the Biloxi area and considered New Orleans my playground…..Forgive me if I do not click on the links….I quit watching the news, when I heard dogs barking for help in the background of a news cast….
…I cried, just like I did when I observed 9/11….I am not ashamed and pray for every living thing which has been touched by this ….. tragedy…
opie