Well, isn't that special
Posted on 09/02/2005 11:42:42 AM PDT by hinterlander
I am sitting at my desk, a thousand miles from New Orleans, watching the city destruct over a live internet feed. Like many Americans, I am cycling through various news websites, blogs and online newspapers, marveling at the damage that is unfolding. Hurricane Katrina is dinnertime conversation, and I am astonished by the dire situation that is unfolding in Louisiana. However, unlike most of the people watching this tragedy unfold, I called New Orleans home until recently, and I feel a terrible sense of helplessness as I watch my hometown descend into chaos. The images are startling, made even more so by the occasional flashes of recognition, such as the rooftop of a friend's house that I saw on the news this morning.
Over the last several years, I've thought of Richmond, Virginia, more and more as my home. I have caught myself referring to it as such when I go to New Orleans for a visit. What was once "When I go back to Richmond..." slowly changed into "When I go back home..." and I was occasionally scornful of New Orleans' elegant decay. "Back in Richmond..." I would say, highlighting something about Virginia's River City that was superior to the Crescent City. But in the face of this tragedy, I have realized that despite my geographic distance, New Orleans is my true home. I have watched the reporters from Fox, CNN, MSNBC, ABC and a thousand other acronyms wade through the waves in the French Quarter, and I have scanned the TV screen in search of landmarks, street signs, rooftops—anything familiar.
I have come to accept that the bedroom window that I once climbed out of to meet a boy is probably blown in and the magnolia tree in our front yard . . .
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Same here.
Yep, some of the Fundies think it is great that New Orleans has been destroyed.
I want New Orleans to be rescued, and fast, but I would be happy if their Mardi Gras industry was no more.
My aren't you a busybody....
If a penny of taxpayer money is spent to recreate NO (in a Disney fashion of course; NO is *gone* permanently) on the coast below sea level, I swear I'm going to get completely off the tax grid and make sure not another damn penny gets stolen and wasted by political parasites.
Busybody? Really? Why is that?
I'm thinking more along the lines of a Fred Phelps wannabe.
People forcing their own values down my throat... I think Mardi Gras is neat..
True..
I bet you stay awake all night worrying that somewhere, someone may be enjoying themselves. Your sentiments in the face of this tragedy transcend mere prudishness—they are ghoulish.
It is fun... Espcially when the females get the beads ;) Aren't you a prude..
Prude because I don't like gay displays? Whatever.
It is called people having fun..
Of yeah...all night. LOL. Quite the hyperbolist, aren't you?
I hope New Orleans rebuilds upland somewhere and rebuilds in such a way that they can compete with other cities and not be constantly listed as the "murder capital" and "gay town". I hope for the best for their kids especially.
Lots of good people there who are suffering. Hoping for a bright future out of the rubble.
Having fun. Yeah...that's what it's all about isn't it? Those gays have a hilarious time.
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