I hope you are right honey. I have tracked hurricanes for years… I understand the various models, and I usually arrive at the right solution when it comes to landfall, but… poop happens, and if I stay for a storm, I want to know that I’ve made the right decision.
You know it’s time for the east coast to get their share of storms. Maybe when Manhattan floods the fuckateers will stop their why-are-we-rebuilding [sic]-NO bullshit.
Times like this, I can see that the post-traumatic stress disorder is far from post and more a way of life than a disorder.
We’ll still keep going – Dean head west-
The Beatitudes Network – Rebuilding the Public Libraries of New Orleans is supported by the sale of the book The Beatitudes, by Lyn LeJeune, who is donating ALL royalties from the sale of her book directly to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation. The book, The Beatitudes, is available at Amazon.com.
“Every culture in the world is just one good shove away from the precipice of barbarism.†Dan Fesperman, author of The Prisoner of Guantanamo and The Amateur Spy. One reason why public libraries must survive.
Dear :
The year after Hurricane Betsy, I enrolled in college at USLNO. I had to take a two-hour bus trip on the New Orleans transit line from St. Bernard Parish out to Lake Pontchartrain. I hated trigonometry, and anyway, I didn’t think it would help me escape my life near the Mississippi levee or the constant smell spewing from the sugar plant. So I usually ended up at the downtown public library, then later headed to Jackson Square for a couple of Jax brews. That public library was my sanctuary. After Katrina, I decided to write THE book, start The Beatitudes Network, and donate all royalties from sale of The Beatitudes to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation to help rebuild the libraries. I give you and NOLA The Beatitudes…
Out of New Orleans before the catastrophe that was made by a hurricane and, as Dante wrote, “of false gods who lied,†comes The Beatitudes, part one in the New Orleans Trilogy. The Beatitudes portrays New Orleans as Dante’s purgatory, a place where the sins of men are exposed for all to see, where redemption is close at hand but most often lost.
This world is revealed by the lives of two social workers, Hannah Dubois (white and nicknamed Scrimp) and Earlene Washington (African-American and nicknamed Pinch), who start their own business, Social Investigations, in order to solve the murders of ten foster children in New Orleans, Louisiana. The NOPD, the Catholic Church, and politicians have sidestepped clues that point to those who hold great power. As Hannah and Earlene find more and more evidence, they also know that they are dealing with a force that crosses into the realm of the paranormal. The murderers are part of a secret organization called the White Army (la Armee Blanc), centered in New Orleans, but rooted in Medieval Europe and the Children’s Crusades. Each clue leads to a beatitude and each chapter defines the novel: The Pure of Heart, The Persecuted, The Merciful, The Sorrowful, The Peacemakers, The Meek, The Poor in Spirit, and Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Justice. The Beatitudes is thus a study of good and evil, and that act, the murder of innocent children, which encompasses all of the seven deadly sins. The Beatitudes is Book I in The New Orleans Trilogy.
All royalties from sale of the book go directly to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation. Also, if you go to http://www.beatitudesinneworleans.blogspot.com you will see that many prominent authors such as Julie Smith, Alafair Burke, Ken Bruen, and many others support The Beatitudes Network. The site also has news about New Orleans, writing, Cajun recipes, and excerpts from The Beatitudes.
My “campaign†starts August, 2007 and will continue into 2008, including book fairs, speaking engagements, bookstores, web connects, and much more. So join me in this worthy cause to help save a great American city – New Orleans, The Heavenly City, The Crescent City, The City That Care Forgot, The City of Sin, The City of the Dead……
MERCI MILLE FOIS – THANKS A MILLION – and pass the word along about this worthy project and how everyone can help. Lyn LeJeune.
Don’t worry about Dean G Girl. He will miss us.
Comment by Varg — August 16, 2007 @ 3:31 pm
I hope you are right honey. I have tracked hurricanes for years… I understand the various models, and I usually arrive at the right solution when it comes to landfall, but… poop happens, and if I stay for a storm, I want to know that I’ve made the right decision.
Comment by Morwen Madrigal — August 16, 2007 @ 11:03 pm
I also have family in Houston, and all of the wonderful tres kewl folks in the Montrose that embraced Betty and myself after Katrina to worry about.
Why couldn’t this freakin’ storm go to D.C.? Or Kennebunkport?
Comment by Morwen Madrigal — August 17, 2007 @ 2:49 am
You know it’s time for the east coast to get their share of storms. Maybe when Manhattan floods the fuckateers will stop their why-are-we-rebuilding [sic]-NO bullshit.
Times like this, I can see that the post-traumatic stress disorder is far from post and more a way of life than a disorder.
Comment by G Bitch — August 17, 2007 @ 12:00 pm
We’ll still keep going – Dean head west-
The Beatitudes Network – Rebuilding the Public Libraries of New Orleans is supported by the sale of the book The Beatitudes, by Lyn LeJeune, who is donating ALL royalties from the sale of her book directly to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation. The book, The Beatitudes, is available at Amazon.com.
The Beatitudes Network, http://www.beatitudesinneworleans.blogspot.com, was featured in The New York Times on 8/14/07 on the Freakonomics blog.
“Every culture in the world is just one good shove away from the precipice of barbarism.†Dan Fesperman, author of The Prisoner of Guantanamo and The Amateur Spy. One reason why public libraries must survive.
Dear :
The year after Hurricane Betsy, I enrolled in college at USLNO. I had to take a two-hour bus trip on the New Orleans transit line from St. Bernard Parish out to Lake Pontchartrain. I hated trigonometry, and anyway, I didn’t think it would help me escape my life near the Mississippi levee or the constant smell spewing from the sugar plant. So I usually ended up at the downtown public library, then later headed to Jackson Square for a couple of Jax brews. That public library was my sanctuary. After Katrina, I decided to write THE book, start The Beatitudes Network, and donate all royalties from sale of The Beatitudes to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation to help rebuild the libraries. I give you and NOLA The Beatitudes…
Out of New Orleans before the catastrophe that was made by a hurricane and, as Dante wrote, “of false gods who lied,†comes The Beatitudes, part one in the New Orleans Trilogy. The Beatitudes portrays New Orleans as Dante’s purgatory, a place where the sins of men are exposed for all to see, where redemption is close at hand but most often lost.
This world is revealed by the lives of two social workers, Hannah Dubois (white and nicknamed Scrimp) and Earlene Washington (African-American and nicknamed Pinch), who start their own business, Social Investigations, in order to solve the murders of ten foster children in New Orleans, Louisiana. The NOPD, the Catholic Church, and politicians have sidestepped clues that point to those who hold great power. As Hannah and Earlene find more and more evidence, they also know that they are dealing with a force that crosses into the realm of the paranormal. The murderers are part of a secret organization called the White Army (la Armee Blanc), centered in New Orleans, but rooted in Medieval Europe and the Children’s Crusades. Each clue leads to a beatitude and each chapter defines the novel: The Pure of Heart, The Persecuted, The Merciful, The Sorrowful, The Peacemakers, The Meek, The Poor in Spirit, and Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Justice. The Beatitudes is thus a study of good and evil, and that act, the murder of innocent children, which encompasses all of the seven deadly sins. The Beatitudes is Book I in The New Orleans Trilogy.
All royalties from sale of the book go directly to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation. Also, if you go to http://www.beatitudesinneworleans.blogspot.com you will see that many prominent authors such as Julie Smith, Alafair Burke, Ken Bruen, and many others support The Beatitudes Network. The site also has news about New Orleans, writing, Cajun recipes, and excerpts from The Beatitudes.
My “campaign†starts August, 2007 and will continue into 2008, including book fairs, speaking engagements, bookstores, web connects, and much more. So join me in this worthy cause to help save a great American city – New Orleans, The Heavenly City, The Crescent City, The City That Care Forgot, The City of Sin, The City of the Dead……
MERCI MILLE FOIS – THANKS A MILLION – and pass the word along about this worthy project and how everyone can help. Lyn LeJeune.
Comment by Lyn LeJeune — August 19, 2007 @ 6:47 am