tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post7259459472370911518..comments2023-09-26T05:33:04.420-07:00Comments on Marylinn Kelly: And the President said, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."Marylinn Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-8572372142863466872011-08-23T19:50:49.084-07:002011-08-23T19:50:49.084-07:00Robert - I can't imagine how it ever could be ...Robert - I can't imagine how it ever could be the same again. Even if all the necessary effort had gone into restoration, returning people to their homes, actively healing a disaster of such magnitude, it would be forever changed...I was glad that Angella's photos and posts gave us a view of unique beauty that endures.Marylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-83738218605630155032011-08-23T10:25:18.117-07:002011-08-23T10:25:18.117-07:00My youngest daughter went to the University of New...My youngest daughter went to the University of New Orleans, graduated two years prior to the Katrina disaster. At it's founding, the French established the original (old) city center on the highest ground. That is what saved the main part of the city.<br /><br />Even my short time there my daughter talked about the corruption in the place. She soon tired of the facade of Southern politeness and longed to return to Oregon.<br /><br />We visited her in New Orleans, though, while she was there. It was an interesting visit and the place really grew on me. It will likely never be wholly the same again.Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-78174055910050799442011-08-22T08:31:53.684-07:002011-08-22T08:31:53.684-07:00Rachel - If you read Beth's comment, you have ...Rachel - If you read Beth's comment, you have further proof that people ARE out there, searching for truth, bringing love and comfort. We can't give up on truth, either our own or that of the greater context. It is, or seems to be, slow work. So is water over stone. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-49507629442560467972011-08-22T07:34:57.793-07:002011-08-22T07:34:57.793-07:00Marylinn,
I haven't seen Treme, but I watched ...Marylinn,<br />I haven't seen Treme, but I watched a streaming episode of Frontline last night called "Law and Disorder" about the NOLA police department in the days after Katrina. Heartbreaking - the chaos, the lawlessness. But the fact that there are still people out there searching for the truth gives me a little hope for the human race.RachelVBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312736736551027564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-50945412624324665082011-08-21T11:54:15.410-07:002011-08-21T11:54:15.410-07:00Beth - There are angels among us, I've always ...Beth - There are angels among us, I've always known it. What an experience Haiti must have been and what love and tender, needed support you brought. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-71530974373841973122011-08-20T16:10:35.153-07:002011-08-20T16:10:35.153-07:00Sometimes I can't watch stuff because my heart...Sometimes I can't watch stuff because my heart breaks too much. Katrina was what propelled me to go to Haiti after the earthquake. We rode through Port au Prince in May and the devastation was incredible. My 2 weeks there was as nothing...except to offer my love. And as a midwife, to catch a few babies.<br /><br />X Bethbeth coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671290135595711572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-34050261174854989902011-08-20T11:07:47.349-07:002011-08-20T11:07:47.349-07:00Angella - Thank you for your evocative posts, shar...Angella - Thank you for your evocative posts, sharing the beauty and not the wreckage still so prevalent in the series. I think you will find much to treasure in the show. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-29994340090571341582011-08-20T11:05:58.730-07:002011-08-20T11:05:58.730-07:00Antares - Thank goodness for the words we need com...Antares - Thank goodness for the words we need coming to us just as it starts to feel (even more) confusing. And thank goodness that we can lean on the wisdom of others and not have to generate it all ourselves. :DMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-22802190538184700622011-08-19T22:57:41.262-07:002011-08-19T22:57:41.262-07:00Thank you Marylinn! I am about to watch the first ...Thank you Marylinn! I am about to watch the first season too! Nola really stuck to me, to us. xo37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-61826584907466983162011-08-19T17:01:20.338-07:002011-08-19T17:01:20.338-07:00Deep Sigh.
Thank goodness for Sartre, Rilke and c...Deep Sigh.<br /><br />Thank goodness for Sartre, Rilke and countless more.Antares Cryptoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197876328401157462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-50394253794097376792011-08-19T09:47:43.187-07:002011-08-19T09:47:43.187-07:00Sabine - The quote was so apt, so choice, I'm ...Sabine - The quote was so apt, so choice, I'm glad it found you as well. I can't say that the accents would become easier to understand, I think that is a pretty consistent factor throughout the program. However, as one who has wished for subtitles for some English (including American) dialects, the fact of the music and the action being self-explanatory, as I recall, could still make it worth watching. The actors' faces tell much of the story and the paths they choose fill in a lot of the rest. I know I became more and more involved in the story as the episodes unfolded.Marylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-10030332855831783742011-08-19T04:22:17.382-07:002011-08-19T04:22:17.382-07:00Thank you for the Rilke quote, it is just what I n...Thank you for the Rilke quote, it is just what I needed to read.<br />I have tried Treme twice but for my European/Irish ears the accent is incredibly hard to follow. Would you think it gets easier or still worth watching without understanding a lot of what's being said?Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.com