Dear Friends and Readers,
It's nearing one year since Hurricane Katrina wreaked ruination and mayhem on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, washing away life as I (and hundreds of thousands) knew it. I'll spare you details (You've seen and read of plenty of pleading, sad and grief-striken dark faces by now.) of what it feels like to really begin anew to re/build a life at 40 years-old. Except to say that, beyond material possessions, it is inexplicable. Beyond (un)consciousness.