A Note About Katrina

It's the wee hours of the morning and I'm fresh from watching When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, Spike Lee's chronicle of the tragedy that was Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and neighboring areas. This time last year, I was stationed in front of CNN, watching the Hurricane ravage the Gulf Coast, but still ignorant of the destruction that was yet to come, once the levees broke.

There's more to say (and much more to do) about this natural disaster cum national tragedy on its auspicious first anniversary, but for now, I'll simply state that Katrina's aftermath confirmed for many that the worst forms of indifference, neglect, incompetence, and racial and class bias still live in this country.

Mmm...searching for an appropriate segway. Difficult at minutes to 3:00 in the morning....

Well, I must say, I'm happy to be here. Here in the world, with my second book, Hunger, only a week old (more on the book release party and soundtrack in the next post), and here in the blogisphere chatting with (to?) an unknown number of people. It's good. It's always a good thing when people who care about other people get together in cyberspace, I think. But right now, this good person is going to sign off, thankful to have a warm bed to share with my loving husband, and with a prayer for the survivors of Katrina. I'm wishing them a special good night.