November 29th, 2006 by Loki
Before we leave I abjure you, as always, to read da po’ blog. The excerpt below is my parting shot befre we leave the Bush Empire for the second part of our honeymoon…
On Friday, while gutting a veteran’s house with the Arabi Wrecking Krewe, an AWOL American soldier mentioned the wars and the recovery but made some connections:
“There are so many engineering units of the U.S. military - they should be here and not Iraq,” Pt. Kyle Snyder, 23, of Colorado Springs, Colo., said Friday.
Instead of flexing our military muscle to destroy buildings and lives in other parts of the world, we could be using that muscle to rebuild cities and lives in this part of the world.
A better world will not come by pointing the barrel of gun at it and commanding it to be better. You have to put the guns down and get in there and work on it.
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August 16th, 2006 by Loki
Gotta make this quick so today you get an abbreviated, bullet point list.
- Geek Dinner II: The Sequel, if you are a digital geek in the post-apocalyptic NOLA this one is for you. (The BBC is interested in this one)
- Rising Tide - The real scoop on NOLA, another gathering that will feature Katrina Bloggers from NOLA and beyond, as well as a variety of speakers and panels. Check the site for details and then register. You know you want to…
- I have just been informed that I will be on Air America’s Mike Malloy Show again, this time on the Anniversary of Katrina. Details forthcoming.
- Bad Grass on Da Po’ Blog is today’s must read.
- Creole Creamery, the BEST ice cream in NOLA, now has a website! These guys were open 3 days after katrina!
- Are the cicadas extraordinarily loud this season or is it just me?
Off and running, I have 23,000 things to do today so until tomorrow I must
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EDIT: From Dangle 24/7 (moved up from comments due to importance) - Off the subject but of great importance..Clayton James Cubitt http://operationeden.blogspot.com/2006/08/katrina-every-day.html will be here over the next week making portraits of survivors for use in public service announcements highlighting the need to reach out for help when it all gets to be too much. Anyone who would like to participate, contact: travelingmermaid@gmail.com
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