Monthly Archives: August 2015

This week’s news reinforced something: Don’t be a victim. The shooter in Virginia, a narcissist if there ever was one, blamed everyone for every problem he had — yet in the end, he was his own downfall. (Unfortunately, he took … Continue reading →

Things I learned from Katrina: 1. Don’t drive in the middle of a landfalling hurricane. I had two trees nearly crush me and saw an interstate sign fly off its poles. 2. Trees do unnatural things when faced with 70+ … Continue reading →

Someone yelled across the newsroom, “Water is on the third floor of the Beau Rivage!!” It was at that moment, I knew the Mississippi Gulf Coast would be changed forever. That was ten years ago today. And the Gulf Coast … Continue reading →

Here are the articles I am going to discuss today in class. Click on the headlines to read the articles. USA Today: Murder on Social Media — Killer wanted World to Watch  “The Twitter and Facebook accounts were created just … Continue reading →

Grandpa had said the house had survived Camille. But Grandpa wasn’t here fighting for his life — He was safely in his grave. Caught in the middle of Hurricane Katrina, Linda Grambling was trying desperately to avoid hers. Katrina’s storm … Continue reading →

The oaks reached to the sky yet at the same time knelt down and touched the sea. Robert St. John and I pulled into Pass Christian that evening for a book signing. The humidity was like syrup. Lights twinkled and … Continue reading →

I will never get into the who had it worse conversation between New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Both got the crap kicked out of them. Both were ignored by the Federal response that was chaotic at best. Everyone suffered. … Continue reading →

Dear residents of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, This is an open letter to you to just say how much I respect you. Your resiliency has lifted me so many times when I was having personal tough times. Life knocked you … Continue reading →

Dear Mr. President, I read yesterday where you’re attending a Katrina remembrance in New Orleans. I’m glad you’ll be there for the folks in New Orleans. No doubt they have suffered and I know they’ll find comfort in your words … Continue reading →

I needed to order a college transcript so I ordered an extra one just so take a trip down memory lane. I cracked open the sealed envelope (apparently they take security seriously — I mean who would want to change … Continue reading →