Columns and Bloggers and Dinner, Oh my!
Well, for those of you under the impression that things are just dandy here in New Orleans please read my newest column on Powers and Morrison, it includes an inside view of the situation from a French Quarter business owner. (The Quarter is the least affected area of the city.)
While you are there you should also check out the newest offering on P&M, a page that consolidates feeds from a wide array of local bloggers. Mr. Morrison is one of the few media types to be really incensed by the horrible situation here. He and I have put this page together so that people can get info first hand from the bloggers who live here. Someone is actually paying attention!
On another note the newest Geek Dinner will be held on Saturday the 19th (EDIT: Please note the date change!) at 7pm at the site of my former apartment - 4615 S. Claiborne Ave (just uptown from Napoleon in Broadmoor). The Geek Dinner entry on the Wiki (linked above )will be updated within the next day or two for planning purposes. Flood wreckage, an authentic FEMA trailer, a grill, the colorful remains of my piano, yardspace to socialize in and Wi-Fi provided by 504 DataCom (My new Telcom company). This will be our best opportunity to confer before Rising Tide, and I look forward to seeing you all again. More details will be released as they are confirmed.
August 11th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
Dude, I’ll be in Toronto. If I’m allowed to fly in and out of the country at this rate, that is.
Dammit.
August 11th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
Rumor has it that anyone with any vital bodily fluids won’t be allowed to fly. That means you, LIG.
August 11th, 2006 at 4:37 pm
Dang. I would have to miss the one with the wine! ;) If I can only come once, I’ll come for Rising Tide. Ya’ll have fun.
August 11th, 2006 at 4:41 pm
Oh, and the letter from the FQ biz owner completely broke my heart. Honestly, even though I’ve never lived in a disaster zone, never been through a flood or a fire or even an avalanche, I felt her pain, because what she described sounded just exactly like the slow death our business suffered after 9/11. I think there are plenty of folks in this country who can relate to that kind of loss. It’s good that you put this story out there for a wider audience. Good job.
August 16th, 2006 at 8:30 am
[...] Thus, we’re having a Geek Dinner this weekend. This is one is also sponsored by Stormhoek. It’s also sponsored by 504 Data.Com, a start up venture of George Williams. You can learn all about the “latest Geek Dinner”::http://humidcity.com/2006/08/11/columns-and-bloggers-and-dinner-oh-my/ at his web site, Humid City. [...]