5 Years

Five years ago today, we went out for drinks with friends, stayed out late, and woke up to the local newscaster having a meltdown and telling us to get out of town immediately. And we did.

And then spent the next 4 months in Houston.

There is a lot that has been said and is being said on the anniversary of Katrina. Our former neighbor Ken Foster wrote a piece for Salon.com about his experience in Post-Katrina New Orleans. While I don't entirely agree with his conclusions, some of the description is similar to stuff we observed in the neighborhood.

I don't really think we're eloquent enough to add anything meaningful except to say this: we will always hope for the best for New Orleans. There is much that is worth saving and being proud of in that city.

We left three years after the flood. We miss it a lot.