Comments on: How I Celebrate Katrina’s Four Year Anniversary http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/ Handing New Orleanians a Megaphone Since 2005 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:19:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: termite http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-255348 termite Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:14:22 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-255348 Plagued - here's where you can buy them: The Lazybug Shops 600 Royal Street, New Orleans and in metri -- 3305 Severn Svenue, Metairie xo Plagued – here’s where you can buy them:
The Lazybug Shops
600 Royal Street, New Orleans
and in metri –
3305 Severn Svenue, Metairie

xo

]]> By: Loki http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-255342 Loki Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:35:47 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-255342 Hey Plagued, The custom tiles you're asking about were made for HumidCity by our contributor M. Styborski. I've seen other attempts saying various things which are usually just built in Photoshop. Keep NOLA warm for me, I'll be back to visit soon. Hey Plagued,

The custom tiles you’re asking about were made for HumidCity by our contributor M. Styborski. I’ve seen other attempts saying various things which are usually just built in Photoshop.

Keep NOLA warm for me, I’ll be back to visit soon.

]]> By: Plagued http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-255337 Plagued Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:45:41 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-255337 i couldnt agree more ive seen some beautiful places but nothing can touch home. new orleans is the only place for me. also i have seen these all over the web and cant find where ppl are making them http://humidcity.com/images/humidcitytiles.jpg and insight would be greatly appreciated :D i couldnt agree more

ive seen some beautiful places
but nothing can touch home.

new orleans is the only place for me.

also
i have seen these all over the web and cant find where ppl are making them
http://humidcity.com/images/humidcitytiles.jpg

and insight would be greatly appreciated :D

]]> By: Ashley the Fearless http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254921 Ashley the Fearless Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:07:38 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254921 Rex, you're a better person than I am, I guess. I'm not sure I can ever forgive those that kicked us when we were on our knees, perched on the edge of our collective demise. And I'm still working on forgiving myself, too... for things I cannot change and the consequences of believing that help would come in time. I could not have foreseen the lethal results of those decisions then due to the haze of optimism and fruitless hope that I clung to that week, but knowing that hindsight is 20/20 doesn't bring back the dead or appease the nightmares that still haunt me. Fuck forgiveness. I'll carry the burden - the scars I bear both inside and out are my mementos mori. Rex, you’re a better person than I am, I guess. I’m not sure I can ever forgive those that kicked us when we were on our knees, perched on the edge of our collective demise. And I’m still working on forgiving myself, too… for things I cannot change and the consequences of believing that help would come in time. I could not have foreseen the lethal results of those decisions then due to the haze of optimism and fruitless hope that I clung to that week, but knowing that hindsight is 20/20 doesn’t bring back the dead or appease the nightmares that still haunt me.
Fuck forgiveness. I’ll carry the burden – the scars I bear both inside and out are my mementos mori.

]]> By: Varg http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254839 Varg Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:27:37 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254839 "We have learned that life is shorter than we expect and have embraced it with a greater ferocity." The old song sung quite well by Kermit Ruffins goes... "Enjoy yourself / It's later than you think!" “We have learned that life is shorter than we expect and have embraced it with a greater ferocity.”

The old song sung quite well by Kermit Ruffins goes… “Enjoy yourself / It’s later than you think!”

]]> By: ra. http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254831 ra. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:01:39 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254831 absolutely beautiful. a big thanks to you and all whose labors of love keep the city rebuilding. keep moving forward, there is so much to celebrate. :) absolutely beautiful. a big thanks to you and all whose labors of love keep the city rebuilding. keep moving forward, there is so much to celebrate. :)

]]> By: termite http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254824 termite Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:50:43 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254824 i know you're right... sure would make everyone a lot happier if they turned that boat around and sailed Lake Pontchartrain. xo i know you’re right… sure would make everyone a lot happier if
they turned that boat around and sailed Lake Pontchartrain.

xo

]]> By: Capt. John Swallow http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254823 Capt. John Swallow Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:15:51 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254823 @termite - your folks live on in you and in all who love them...they merely sail different seas now. @termite – your folks live on in you and in all who love them…they merely sail different seas now.

]]> By: Nordette aka Verite http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254816 Nordette aka Verite Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:36:31 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254816 This is a beautiful post. I can see why two different people dropped by <a href="http://www.blogher.com/fourth-anniversary-katrina-and-well-still-here" rel="nofollow">BlogHer.com</a> to recommend it. This is a beautiful post. I can see why two different people dropped by BlogHer.com to recommend it.

]]> By: termite http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254813 termite Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:50:05 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254813 i know you're right david, and i am so very proud of people of our city for the efforts and unwavering devotion to the life we all love here. but, i can not "celebrate" and i can not forgive. my mom and dad meant the world to me, i miss them beyond words. my loss is unbearable at times. i know you’re right david, and i am so very proud of people of our city for the efforts and unwavering devotion to the life we all love here.

but, i can not “celebrate” and i can not forgive. my mom and dad meant the world to me, i miss them beyond words. my loss is unbearable at times.

]]> By: Lord David http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254811 Lord David Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:29:43 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254811 Oh, termite.... I am just learning that such loss may very well take a lifetime to forgive...all the same, loosing those chains from our hearts is part of our reason for being here at all. Still, it's going to be a very long road, I think. Oh, termite….

I am just learning that such loss may very well take a lifetime to forgive…all the same, loosing those chains from our hearts is part of our reason for being here at all.

Still, it’s going to be a very long road, I think.

]]> By: Elspeth Ravenwind http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254808 Elspeth Ravenwind Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:32:47 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254808 That was perfection, Rex. Thank you for writing it and sharing it. My thoughts are with all of you and like you said I aspire to be one of those "to lend their positive spirit to the greater whole." That there is a New Orleans as recovered as it is today is down to those of you that cared so much, even as you went through the depths of darkness and uncertainty internally and externally - you still pushed on. You are all so very special to me, even if we have just traded words electronically. Much love and affection and big ol' booby smashing hugs* to y'all! Wendy * it's the hugs that get me... It's so awesome to meet folks and get/give a hug. Something reassuring about the human condition where hugs are freely given. Just another facet of New Orleans that I love. That was perfection, Rex. Thank you for writing it and sharing it. My thoughts are with all of you and like you said I aspire to be one of those “to lend their positive spirit to the greater whole.”
That there is a New Orleans as recovered as it is today is down to those of you that cared so much, even as you went through the depths of darkness and uncertainty internally and externally – you still pushed on. You are all so very special to me, even if we have just traded words electronically.
Much love and affection and big ol’ booby smashing hugs* to y’all!
Wendy
* it’s the hugs that get me… It’s so awesome to meet folks and get/give a hug. Something reassuring about the human condition where hugs are freely given. Just another facet of New Orleans that I love.

]]> By: termite http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254802 termite Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:40:31 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254802 this was a beautiful post rex. well thought out and touching. but hours later, as i was thinking about it, i couldn't help but wonder if my parents hadn't died because of Katrina would i be as forgiving as you... or would i still be resentful that they were taken away from me many, many years too soon. this was a beautiful post rex. well thought out and touching.
but hours later, as i was thinking about it, i couldn’t help but wonder if my parents hadn’t died because of Katrina would i be as forgiving as you… or would i still be resentful that they were taken away from me many, many years too soon.

]]> By: Capt. John Swallow http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254801 Capt. John Swallow Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:12:31 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254801 @ReX @LD 'tis me distinct pleasure to know ye even a little and call ye mates...to all the others here, some I've met, some I hope to meet, I feel compelled to call ye mates as well - and applaud ye all for yer dedication to each other, this COMMUNITY and the city of New Orleans we all hold dear. Fair winds, following seas, full tankards - and good mates to share it with. NOLA - 1 Hurricanes - zero "When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light. Give thanks for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and give thanks for the joy of living. And if perchance you see no reason for giving thanks, rest assured the fault is in yourself." From "The Gospel of the Redman" Chapter 4; The Teachings of Wabasha @ReX @LD ’tis me distinct pleasure to know ye even a little and call ye mates…to all the others here, some I’ve met, some I hope to meet, I feel compelled to call ye mates as well – and applaud ye all for yer dedication to each other, this COMMUNITY and the city of New Orleans we all hold dear.

Fair winds, following seas, full tankards – and good mates to share it with.
NOLA – 1 Hurricanes – zero

“When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light.
Give thanks for your life and strength.
Give thanks for your food and give thanks for the joy of living.
And if perchance you see no reason for giving thanks, rest assured the fault is in yourself.”

From “The Gospel of the Redman” Chapter 4; The Teachings of Wabasha

]]> By: crista rock http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254799 crista rock Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:38:28 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254799 Looking back at past 4 years I know how far our city has come and how hard it was to get here.. and then I look at the true friends I've made because of the struggle. The true loves... the true failures.. and just the truth.. And to tell the truth now I can't imagine it any other way. Thank you my friend.. and thank god I spilled that drink on your shoes 3 years ago. Looking back at past 4 years I know how far our city has come and how hard it was to get here.. and then I look at the true friends I’ve made because of the struggle. The true loves… the true failures.. and just the truth..

And to tell the truth now I can’t imagine it any other way.

Thank you my friend.. and thank god I spilled that drink on your shoes 3 years ago.

]]> By: Lord David http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254797 Lord David Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:29:41 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254797 Thanks, Rex. Before & after The Flood, I, too, made a career of "destroying myself to feel the way my city looked", as did many of us. Some survived, and some, god rest them, did not. It is only in forgiveness that we can be forgiven, and only in being blessed, that we can pass that blessing along. Today, you have given us all both of those things. Take them now, in to your heart, as freely as you have given them. A truer Son of New Orleans has never lived, my dear friend. Thank you for these thoughts today, & for all of it...from all of us. Thanks, Rex.
Before & after The Flood, I, too, made a career of “destroying myself to feel the way my city looked”, as did many of us. Some survived, and some, god rest them, did not.

It is only in forgiveness that we can be forgiven, and only in being blessed, that we can pass that blessing along.

Today, you have given us all both of those things.
Take them now, in to your heart, as freely as you have given them.
A truer Son of New Orleans has never lived, my dear friend.

Thank you for these thoughts today, & for all of it…from all of us.

]]> By: Ken Kenan http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254796 Ken Kenan Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:02:46 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254796 Rex, you have so eloquently expressed what so many of us feel in our hearts. A big embrace to you and all my NOLA-lover friends! Rex, you have so eloquently expressed what so many of us feel in our hearts. A big embrace to you and all my NOLA-lover friends!

]]> By: Charlotte http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254795 Charlotte Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:48:31 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254795 Your experiences have made you wise as well as forgiving and thoughtful. You have my utmost respect. One of my most enduring memories is driving past a NoLA Rising sign to work everyday amidst the abandoned cars, trash and despair and it gave me hope. Your experiences have made you wise as well as forgiving and thoughtful. You have my utmost respect. One of my most enduring memories is driving past a NoLA Rising sign to work everyday amidst the abandoned cars, trash and despair and it gave me hope.

]]> By: Sophmom http://humidcity.com/2009/08/29/how-i-celebrate-katrina%e2%80%99s-four-year-anniversary/comment-page-1/#comment-254794 Sophmom Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:31:19 +0000 http://humidcity.com/?p=2487#comment-254794 Brilliant. Thank you. Brilliant. Thank you.

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