ON A YEAR PAST KATRINA

365 LONG DAYS

It's hard to believe it's a year since Katrina. 

I guess it means a full day of grand-standing back-and-forth by the politicians and the media on the progress made to date.

It's a year since CNN's Anderson Cooper got his big break on the back of Katrina.

So I guess we'll see him back in New Orleans today along of course with the President.

My favorite report on where things stand on this anniversary, come from this post by New Orleans resident Candice, who steers the "Candice Flavored Nonsense" blog:

"Night one was like being the last people on earth, with CNN
but no phones or power or way out.

I can't watch the anniversary coverage.

I drive through Lakeview and Gentilly twice a week to go
to UNO, a little island of manicured green lawns in a vast
brown water stained wasteland of broken dreams.

I still haven't been to the lower 9.
I wish I had the energy to do more for other people.
I have my FEMA number memorized."

May the FEMA memories fade soon.