tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382695690162783035.post6056965389412178828..comments2023-10-30T06:46:21.473-07:00Comments on Red Apple Elegy: Year 7: Paul's KatrinaRobinBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01657536986181234467noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382695690162783035.post-41068727784541892052010-01-14T18:31:35.927-08:002010-01-14T18:31:35.927-08:00To witness is such a brave act and all three of yo...To witness is such a brave act and all three of you understand that so eloquently. Thank you all for your posts here and in your own blogs, which take a certain courage and I feel they've enriched me in ways I hadn't completely realized before. xxRobinBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01657536986181234467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382695690162783035.post-12062486226384285092010-01-14T11:51:56.804-08:002010-01-14T11:51:56.804-08:00paul has done a wonderful service to all of us in ...paul has done a wonderful service to all of us in the bloggyhood by sharing his observations and experiences....the devastation caused by the current catastrophe in haiti,is not dissimilar to what we have seen with katrina - a deadly combo of natural forces and human-neglect. my hope is that the world can join together to help haiti build/rebuild a strong infrastructure and weave back life that has been broken apart...mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382695690162783035.post-63879565562888825092010-01-14T08:41:55.131-08:002010-01-14T08:41:55.131-08:00Ditto what K. said.
While on the tour, the woman...Ditto what K. said. <br /><br />While on the tour, the woman sitting next to me wanted to "chit-chat", and I had to physically turn away from her. This was an experience which required great presence, and was so profoundly moving, I felt that the only response possible was that of silence. Language, words, conversation -- paled in the face of what we were experiencing.T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382695690162783035.post-62700365925993609802010-01-13T08:06:45.467-08:002010-01-13T08:06:45.467-08:00Seeing this was one of the most sobering experienc...Seeing this was one of the most sobering experiences of my life. Listening to Rose -- our driver -- talk dispassionately about losing her own house as we parked outside of it had a greater impact than had she wept many bitter tears. Her stoicism was a powerful statement of resilience and created a profound senses of empathy among most of the people on the tour.<br /><br />The was a year-and-a-half ago. I read NOLA blogs on a regular basis, and I doubt that much has changed. I have no doubt that there have been (very) slow improvements, but the levees are still dangerous and the low-lying neighborhoods remain devastated. The political moment for the federal government to intervene on a massive scale has likely passed. <br /><br />One way to support NOLA from afar is to listen to its music! There's a lot of great work being done even now. I write about it whenever I can, so stay tuned!K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.com