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Hurricane Katrina and Waveland, MS (RSS)

Posting what i know about Waveland and Bay St. Louis, MS.
Dear Seattle, Please Support New Orleans by Eating at Macrella’s Cookery
As a New Orleans native, it is my god given birthright to expose any so-called “New Orleans” restaurant that exists outside the state of Louisiana to be a complete fraud. Today, for the first time ever, I am using my birthright to declare Macrella’s Cookery Read More...
Photos from the “Day after Mardi Gras” Geek Dinner in Mississippi
The day after Mardi Gras, I drove up to Hattiesburg, Mississippi for a Geek Dinner. We had a good turnout of 13 people, including several from out-of-state. 2 people drove several hours from Mobile, Alabama, and 1 guy even drove 6 hours from Tennessee!! Read More...
Closure
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Finally had lunch with my book editors, who are blogging and tweeting now
Wow, two non-Tip of the Day posts from me on back-2-back days. Have I finally recovered from my ToD ordeal? Last week, I finally got to meet my book editors. As I stated in the acknowledgements of my book, I never understood why book authors always profusely Read More...
I’ve been deep fried on Deep Fried Bytes – Podcast on book and CodePlex Agile development
http://deepfriedbytes.com/podcast/episode-15-visual-studio-tips-and-running-an-agile-team-with-sara-ford/ Wow, was i tired at the beginning or what? I was in the middle of my southern speaking tour, driving all around the south at all hours of the day Read More...
The accidental New Orleans evacuatee is back in Seattle
Despite the thunderstorms and tornados associated with Tropical Storm Fay and the mandatory evacuation of New Orleans due to Gustav, my speaking tour was a success. Only had to cancel in Montgomery due to tornados. My original plan was to spend a 3 day Read More...
First .NET User Group created back home on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
It feels weird not to append a # at the end of a blog title.  Oh Tip of the Day, what have you done to me? Anyways… I’m really excited to see a .NET User Group get created back home.  Shout outs to Keith Elder and Aubrey Cote for getting this Read More...
The Twelve Yats of Christmas (12 days of Christmas - New Orleans Style)
I'm in New Orleans right now (Miss Gulf Coast to be exact), and I just heard The 12 Yats of Christmas on the radio today.  Hysterical.  Anyone from New Orleans will crack up listening to this. The music video is up on youtube of course, but Read More...
My Channel 9 Interview: "Katrina Survivor: This box is all that is left of this person’s or her families belongings. Careful"
Yesterday, my Channel 9 interview went live that we did about a month ago on Blogging and Katrina (2 years in review), and of course, women in technology. You'll note that I'm still talking about the power toys stuff, because my transition to the CodePlex Read More...
Hurricane Katrina 2 years later + NBC Nightly News Interview with my Mom
2 years later... Let's take a second to raise our morning coffee cups in honor of the people of New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast on this day. And for those in Seattle, try to point towards the space needle (i just always wanted to say that). Read More...
10 year high school reunion at Mardi Gras 2007 - Laissez les bons temps rouler encore a Nouvelle Orleans!
Only 3 months behind on my blogging... What a crazy, crazy week. Wish i could share more, but not really. You'll just have to trust me on this one =) high school reunion photos pass christian parade, aka Kinski's photos Mardi Gras Day photos - all work Read More...
Bay-Waveland Bridge Opens!!!
Yesterday, the Bay-Waveland Bridge opened, reuniting the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I can't even begin to describe the significance of this. I would say, "imagine if the 520 or I-90 bridge went out one day," but it doesn't really translate well. It's closer Read More...
Seattle Seahawks's lost yesterday may have saved the city of New Orleans
Could you imagine if the Saints had played Chicago for a chance at the superbowl in the Superdome? New Orleans may have (barely) survived Katrina, but it wouldn't have survived that football game. Had the Seahawks won, i would have changed my flight back Read More...
Turkey Day Katrina Style
Yeah, way behind on blogging.... Not much to report in terms of progress in Waveland's recovery since this summer . Running out of propane in one's FEMA trailer was not fun, bringing the temp inside the winterized trailer to 41 degrees. The temps back Read More...
Katrina 1 year later - Celebrate Life event schedule in Waveland today
Posted with permission from author. Over the next few days, i'll look for photos online to link to. To all those who have helped: We know that we will never be able to remember or to thank all those who came to our aid after Katrina. Some gave gifts of Read More...
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