A year has passed since hurricane Katrina. I went to help out on the Musicians' Village/Baptist Crossroads/Habitat for Humanity homes today, hanging siding, no doubt. It was nice to see the houses we worked on at World Changers pretty close to complete, only waiting on the utilities. It's great to live in a place where there's always something you can do tangibly to help people out.
About 10 a.m. we were all corralled into one of the parking lots and were told to leave all of our cell phones, cameras, and tools for us to go through a security checkpoint with the U.S. Secret Service.
Then we went back to work, hanging siding, yet again. I just can't escape this fate.
Then President Bush stopped by and I got to shake his hand and say "Howdy, thanks for coming."
It was a good day.
Also, this anniversery of Katrina also marks the longest period of time I have been in New Orleans consecutively.
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