Where Mockingbirds Used To Sing

My mother was born in New Orleans and raised in Slidell (she now lives in Maryland) and four of her five siblings and other family members live in Mississippi. I lived in New Orleans for a year in the mid-90s when I attended Loyola, and returned annually for the next few years.

It's difficult to articulate how saddened I am about the devastation of such an extraordinary place (not to mention how much I miss getting my hair cut at Arthur's House of Glamour, just for starters), so I'll just say:

Please consider donating to the Red Cross if you haven't already.