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Comment on Pelican Ponderings by Christine

Christine — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:59:41 +0000

I wholehearteldy agree with you, Bennie. 'Glad you support them!

Comment on Pelican Ponderings by bennie nobles

bennie nobles — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:30:37 +0000

Christine,Thanks for your insight.I’leaving to go to the Save Our Lake annual fundraiser tonight!They do a good job in cleaning up the Lake and have expanded (before the spill)to Save Our Caost.A worthy cause to support.Bennie

Comment on Pelican Ponderings by Christine

Christine — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:38:52 +0000

You’re so right, Patsy. The other part of missing the places is missing people who are also gone who helped make the memories. ‘So glad you and I can remember together.

Comment on Pelican Ponderings by Christine

Christine — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:31:01 +0000

So glad you enjoyed the meditation as much as I did, Rose. I had tried visualizing a healthy Gulf before that, but couldn't get past the daily images of oil in my mind. I am thrilled that I can now!

Comment on Pelican Ponderings by Rose Escalante

Rose Escalante — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:52:56 +0000

I really enjoyed listening to the meditation. How wonderful to be able to put everything aside and just listen. It made me feel – mesmerized – that’s the only word I can use to describe my feeling. Thanks for the video.

Comment on Pelican Ponderings by Patsy Allen

Patsy Allen — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:27:13 +0000

That would be Patsy Allen, do not know where the “h” came from.

Comment on Pelican Ponderings by Patsy Allen

Patsy Allen — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:25:36 +0000

Christine,
Thank you for this insight. It breaks my heart to see the pictures of just the pilings. So many memories of trips to the Lake with Emile, your mom and dad and the children. Such good and fun places to eat.
We miss the “camps” too.
Patsy Allenh

Comment on New Orleans Music and All the Rest by Katrina Ariel

Katrina Ariel — Sun, 02 May 2010 00:45:04 +0000

I got to enjoy the festival for a short time, but it was great! Such excellent music and people. A real gem that shares the soul of New Orleans in a way everyone can be a part of. Great post!

Comment on New Orleans Airport the Day After Mardi Gras: A Cultural Snapshot by Christine

Christine — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:32:46 +0000

Thanks for your thoughts, J. You touched on two concerns someone sent me privately before you posted your comment, so I hope you don’t mind my elaborating on them. I’m sure you’d agree that there are friendly people most places, particularly after you get to know them. It’s just that friendliness is very noticeable here and more quickly available, even to strangers. Your point about striking up conversations with anyone with “NO discriminations” was also well stated. Zachary Danna on page 48 of Why People Live in New Orleans says, “There’s a welcoming kind of feeling; everybody’s friendly. A lot of people don’t care if you’re white, black, or another color or race; you’re kind of like family.” We could say the same about the irrelevance of age, socioeconomic class, handicap, eccentricity, or any other marker — when it comes to friendly greetings and ease of striking up a conversation, none of these seem noticed here. Our challenge (and that of people the world over) is to apply this same lack of discrimination to all of our interactions with each other. Check out Malik Rahim’s comments on page 68 of Why People Live in New Orleans and see why concrete actions he describes are making me hopeful about this possibility.

Comment on New Orleans Airport the Day After Mardi Gras: A Cultural Snapshot by J. Graff

J. Graff — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:41:51 +0000

….I ditto your sentiments about New Orleans being the friendliest place in the world. We as a people and a culture know no bounds in our ability to communicate with each other. As has been said….we can go anywhere and strike up a conversation with anyone….with NO discriminations…..within a minute of being in their company. I don’t know how many times I have heard or said the phrase….ONLY IN NEW ORLEANS and this is so true. It happens NO WHERE else. I’m clearly not the most travelled person in the world, but the places I’ve been confirm these sentiments. Elsewhere one is met with the attitude of ‘what do you want’ or ‘you’re in my space’. Here, we welcome others into our space, invite them home to supper and into our lives. I could NEVER live anywhere else.