Been too busy and too preoccupied to post, so here’s a random grab-bag update. My apologies if this seems somewhat haphazard or disjointed. We continue…
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Been too busy and too preoccupied to post, so here’s a random grab-bag update. My apologies if this seems somewhat haphazard or disjointed. We continue…
A check arrived from our insurer via FedEx today in the amount of $3,000. It says, right on the check, that it’s “partial settlement of…
It’s been something like twelve weeks since I’ve slept in my own bed. Until tonight. Tonight we’re camping in our own home. No electricity. No…
As I’ve done more demolition on the lower floor of our home, I’ve discovered the termite damage is a bit more extensive than I’d thought.…
A fire broke out at the local A&P yesterday, and the store was still closed today. So I went to the Sav-A-Center on Tchoupitoulas to…
Lately I’ve been posting about my personal experiences post-Katrina. I haven’t written much about the “big picture.” But if you care about me and Xy…
Xy and I had a great breakfast at Slim Goodie’s. We were talking with an Irish grandma (with brogue!) and her daughter and baby granddaughter,…
We are home again. We got no electricity, half our house is in ruins, and we’re staying on a friend’s futon, but we’re home again.…
After we evacuated from New Orleans, I did a short interview on WFHB. When I made my first trip back to New Orleans, the city…
Just talked to Roland Graybill, our flood adjuster. He assured me that he completed our claims last week. It’s just a matter of waiting for…
Of all the places we could have taken refuge, I’m glad we landed in Bloomington. This is a wonderful place, a place I’ve always loved,…
This is an e-mail sent by Sharon Worthy, who I believe was press secretary for Michael Brown of FEMA, on September 4, 2005: From: Worthy,…
FEMA just called to ask if we need a trailer to live in. Because I was in the shower, Xy fielded the call. She told…
Shortly after the storm, my father-in-law observed that our lives would forever be divided into pre-Katrina and post-Katrina. How very true. Katrina interrupted so many…
A few days ago I got an e-mail from one of the higher-ups at the University indicating that I still have a job there. The…
I didn’t burst into tears all day yesterday, or today — not even once!
If I was in New Orleans today, I’d go to the Orleans Parish School Board meeting scheduled for this evening. One of the first items…
Here’s a couple post-Katrina bloggers who are quite a bit more eloquent than me: In Exile by Abram Himelstein Operation Eden by Clayton James Cubitt…
Just got a call from Mr. McCann, the adjuster for our homeowner’s policy. I call him “the wind guy” because he’s covering the damage to…