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Monday, August 28, 2006
7:54:00 PM EDT
Hearing Mahler, Symphony No. 4
So here we are a year after Katrina, surrounded by "one year later" headlines, with plenty of photos to remind us of the physical and human devastation that was wrought (in case we'd allowed ourselves to forget).
How much has changed? The rebuilding efforts continue, though there's still plenty of blame and finger-pointing to go around, not to mention a fresh new hurricane season to worry about.
It's important that we not forget what happened; Journals Editor Jeff highlights a bunch of different blogs that help tell the stories of survivors and evacuees. Over in New Orleans: Rebuilding a City, Craig and Paul have been documenting the reconstruction efforts since October. And at The Second Line, Deborah returned to New Orleans to see how the community was rebuilding. [Update: Over at Blogging New Orleans, Mike is doing a posting marathon, blogging 24 New Orleans posts in 24 hours, each talking about a different aspect of the city post-Katrina.]
What I'd like to do here is take a look at what some Journalers were blogging about a year ago, to try to capture the humanity that regular folks, some in the path of Katrina, others not, showed during the hurricane and its aftermath.
I went back to my blog entries from August 26 and August 29 to take a look at a sampling of regular bloggers who were writing about Katrina's path.
This year, he posts an entry looking back, where he remembers his uncle lost during the devastation, and also asks that we not forget the other areas that were affected.
Dawn, over at Dear Diary was one of the many Floridians who had to head to higher ground; she managed to get missed, though this year finds her going "Oh, no, not again!" at Ernesto.
Coy, over at Dancing in the Rain was similarly missed in South Florida, though with a father in New Orleans, was sweating things for a few days. She's also getting ready for Ernesto.
One thing that stands out about the blog entries by the Floridians (including Bill at My Journey, and Berta over at Bert's World) is relief at missing the brunt of the storm, tempered by the deep and prophetic concern they expressed for the people of New Orleans.
Up the Gulf Coast, Steven, over at The Tension was blogging from Mobile; undamaged save for a blackout, he then focused on blogging about the aftermath, news coverage and relief and rescue operations.
Steven's now in DC, blogging primarily military topics over at The Tension (new version).
Jen of Jen's Journal was another Floridian blogging on battery power -- on subsequent days, she and her family packed up food, generators, fuel and more supplies, and headed down to help Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, a town that was devastated by Katrina.
All these are just a sampling of what Journalers and bloggers were writing about last year -- regular folks, telling their stories. It's important that we not lose sight of that, and it's one of the reasons why blogs are such a powerful tool.
If you have your own story to share from Katrina, or thoughts about the intervening year, please let us know in the comments.
Thanks -- Joe
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7:54:00 PM EDT
Hearing Mahler, Symphony No. 4
One Year Ago: Journalers Blogging About Katrina
How much has changed? The rebuilding efforts continue, though there's still plenty of blame and finger-pointing to go around, not to mention a fresh new hurricane season to worry about.
It's important that we not forget what happened; Journals Editor Jeff highlights a bunch of different blogs that help tell the stories of survivors and evacuees. Over in New Orleans: Rebuilding a City, Craig and Paul have been documenting the reconstruction efforts since October. And at The Second Line, Deborah returned to New Orleans to see how the community was rebuilding. [Update: Over at Blogging New Orleans, Mike is doing a posting marathon, blogging 24 New Orleans posts in 24 hours, each talking about a different aspect of the city post-Katrina.]
What I'd like to do here is take a look at what some Journalers were blogging about a year ago, to try to capture the humanity that regular folks, some in the path of Katrina, others not, showed during the hurricane and its aftermath.
I went back to my blog entries from August 26 and August 29 to take a look at a sampling of regular bloggers who were writing about Katrina's path.
This year, he posts an entry looking back, where he remembers his uncle lost during the devastation, and also asks that we not forget the other areas that were affected.
Dawn, over at Dear Diary was one of the many Floridians who had to head to higher ground; she managed to get missed, though this year finds her going "Oh, no, not again!" at Ernesto.
Coy, over at Dancing in the Rain was similarly missed in South Florida, though with a father in New Orleans, was sweating things for a few days. She's also getting ready for Ernesto.
One thing that stands out about the blog entries by the Floridians (including Bill at My Journey, and Berta over at Bert's World) is relief at missing the brunt of the storm, tempered by the deep and prophetic concern they expressed for the people of New Orleans.
Up the Gulf Coast, Steven, over at The Tension was blogging from Mobile; undamaged save for a blackout, he then focused on blogging about the aftermath, news coverage and relief and rescue operations.
Steven's now in DC, blogging primarily military topics over at The Tension (new version).
Jen of Jen's Journal was another Floridian blogging on battery power -- on subsequent days, she and her family packed up food, generators, fuel and more supplies, and headed down to help Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, a town that was devastated by Katrina.
All these are just a sampling of what Journalers and bloggers were writing about last year -- regular folks, telling their stories. It's important that we not lose sight of that, and it's one of the reasons why blogs are such a powerful tool.
If you have your own story to share from Katrina, or thoughts about the intervening year, please let us know in the comments.
Thanks -- Joe
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HI Joe!
I have a story that CBS picked up tht is inpsirational. I also have a story from CBS about a group who tries to help Katrina victims get theri houses built:
http://journals.aol.com/lurkynat/Interface/entries/2006/08/ 28/katrina-visions-part-i/1119
http://journals.aol.com/lurkynat/Interface/entries/2006/08/ 29/katrina-visions-part-ii/112 0
plus I have information that Guido helped me find about the current tropical storm
http://journals.aol.com/lurkynat/Interface/entries/2006/08/ 28/watch-ernesto-as-it-heads-t owards-florida/1118
thanks Joe! Great idea!
warmly, natalie -
I have a friend in a small town down there who could use any help one can give.
http://journals.aol.com/monponsett/HighAboveCourtside/entri es/2006/08/29/at-this-time-las t-year.../1674
I'll fatten the entry up when the kids are asleep, but I wanted to get in the mix early. -
Hello, Joe and J-land friends, Its just makes me so sad all over again, to think of all those people and animals that lost there lives and families on that horriable day. I've been thinking about it all day and that's what I put in my journal today. Come by and visit, to hear of stories, from the book that has been written by Dallas News paper's photographers. The proceeds are going to help the families rebuild part of there lives.
My prayers are with those Americans of "Katrina".
God Bless,
Liz
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Hi, Joe --
As we remember the human victims of Hurricane Katrina, let's also take a minute to remember the effect the storm had on the animals -- from zoo and aquarium residents to farm animals to family pets. We have some photos and comments about pets who survived the storm over at The Awwwww Factor:
http://journals.aol.com/aolpets/TheAwwwwwFactor/entries/200 6/08/25/one-year-after-katrina /960
If you have pet- or animal-related stories about the storm, please go post a comment. Thank you!
9/15/06 8:30 AM
This song was written about 9/11, but it certainly applies to all of the HERO's that rose up in the face of danger during that bitch Katrina! And to the People of the Gulf Coast - our prayers are with you always.