Daily Archives: August 18, 2010

Backtracking

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The past three days have been a whirlwind of interviews, photographs and research and maybe a little bit of luck. I’ve been so crazy busy that I neglected to blog. My apologies! Last night, Zahra and I finally met to … Continue reading →

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‘Mine’ painful reminder of Katrina’s scope

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Last week in anticipation of this trip, I borrowed from the public library a documentary titled “Mine.” It detailed the trials and travesties encountered in trying to reunite pet owners with animals barred from rescue vehicles following Hurricane Katrina. It … Continue reading →

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Through my old neighborhood

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On Sunday afternoon, D.A. James and I went looking for sites in New Orleans where devastation occurred in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. We wanted see how recovery was coming along. First we drove across the Garden District where I … Continue reading →

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One more good reason being a journalist

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Aug. 17, heavy rains intermittently, with a painfully shy sun. We went to the Estuarium (an aquarium) and Dauphin Island Sea Lab at Dauphin Island, Alabama to learn about how they educate the public and do research on sea lives. … Continue reading →

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My second entry

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This blog thing is a new experience for me, but I know that it is necessary. Yesterday was a very interesting day. Out trip The Estuarium was very enlightening for me as I love to fish for Red Fish, and … Continue reading →

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I fell in the sand but, I got some really great pictures!

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On Dauphin Island, Alabama I stood on a not so sturdy sand dune. I got right back up and started shooting more photos of this little white bird with brown spots that would run and peck at the sand when … Continue reading →

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Note to Self

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In my notes for the first JSchool Travels adventure in December 2005 are many notes about what to do differently “next time.” So here we are five years later with best laid plans, but I will always be looking for … Continue reading →

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Muscadine and Scuppernong

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Sometimes I think CNN covers news, and blows it up using fancy jargon that it sometimes feels like I’m listening to another language. And I always find it ironic when someone explains a difficult concept through the same method of … Continue reading →

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Smelly socks!

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I am sitting here trying to blog about my day and the pungent aroma of stinky feet  is terrorizing my nose.  I thought perhaps it might be my own feet and I voiced my concerns to the individual to my … Continue reading →

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