tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197082402011-12-14T19:01:40.244-08:00jcnoreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19708240.post-37298088872298283422007-02-12T17:09:00.000-08:002008-12-11T03:39:28.758-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cafepress.com/designedforyou/2373505/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RKVkyukVXrY/RdERSzjX6ZI/AAAAAAAAABw/-I-_ry-tJ4Y/s320/CP+TShirt_MardiGras03.jpg" alt="Mardi Gras" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030821273523448210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Available <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/designedforyou/2373505/?pid=852726">here</a>.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19708240-3729808887229828342?l=neworleanslives.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19708240.post-1139776057650609542007-02-12T12:10:00.000-08:002007-02-12T17:31:51.753-08:00<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1199610/?pid=852726"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Mardi Gras New Orleans" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/ThumbMardiGras02.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Available <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1199610/?pid=852726">here</a>.</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ></span><br /><p><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1199610/?pid=852726"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Mardi Gras New Orleans" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/ThumbMardiGras01.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></p><p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Available </span><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1199610/?pid=852726"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >here</span></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >.</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19708240-113977605765060954?l=neworleanslives.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19708240.post-1139768391024086212007-02-12T10:19:00.000-08:002007-02-12T17:21:33.304-08:00<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1045264/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="C'est la vie - Say levee" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/saylevee3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1045264/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Yes, America, there is a Mardi Gras" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/yesamerica.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1045264/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="I drove my chevy to the levee, but the levee was gone" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/chevytothelevee.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1045264/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="I support New Orleans. Take me to the Mardi Gras." src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/takemetothemardigras.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1045264/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="The New Orleans culture now includes mold and mildew" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/culture.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Available <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1045264/?pid=852726">here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19708240-113976839102408621?l=neworleanslives.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19708240.post-13233866144954673962007-02-11T17:28:00.000-08:002008-12-11T03:39:28.940-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/2419764/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RKVkyukVXrY/RdEUcjjX6bI/AAAAAAAAACI/5bmZ9lhrgOY/s320/whendasaints.jpg" alt="Oh, When da Saints go marchin' in" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030824739562056114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Available <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/2419764/?pid=852726">here</a>.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19708240-1323386614495467396?l=neworleanslives.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19708240.post-34761440289571180442007-02-11T17:24:00.000-08:002008-12-11T03:39:29.147-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/2384950/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RKVkyukVXrY/RdETazjX6aI/AAAAAAAAAB8/CwookVljGD4/s320/Thumb_WhoDat_01.jpg" alt="Who Dat?" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030823609985657250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Available <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/2384950/?pid=852726">here</a>.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19708240-3476144028957118044?l=neworleanslives.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19708240.post-1140989246311583832006-02-26T13:19:00.000-08:002007-02-12T17:35:57.164-08:00<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Katrina survivors are singing the Blue Tarp Blues, as the waterproof tarps are still in use to protect property and, in some cases, to replace a damaged roof.</span><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1236020/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Blue Tarp Blues" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/11320901_zoom.1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Blue Tarp Blues" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/49062491_F_tn.1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1236020/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Blue Tarp Blues" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/11178268_zoom.1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1236020/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Blue Tarp Blues" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/48030397_F_tn.1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <p>Available <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1236020/?pid=852726">here</a>.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19708240-114098924631158383?l=neworleanslives.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19708240.post-1134097134300821572005-12-08T21:58:00.000-08:002005-12-08T19:57:12.906-08:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">One way to help New Orleans bounce back is to support its local economy. Perhaps you can plan to visit New Orleans. But, even if you can't, you can </span><a href="http://hannah.smith-family.com/nola.html"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">shop</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> at many New Orleans / Louisiana businesses using the internet and the telephone.</span><br /><p></p><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">For some suggested businesses to get you started with your holiday shopping, you can click the button below or visit this </span><a href="http://hannah.smith-family.com/nola.html"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">link</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">.</span><br /><p><a href="http://hannah.smith-family.com/nola.html"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/400/shopno.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">If you have some suggestions for businesses to add to the list, here's the </span><a href="mailto:hannah@smith-family.com"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">contact email</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">.</span><br /></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19708240-113409713430082157?l=neworleanslives.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19708240.post-1134096229029942872005-12-08T19:30:00.000-08:002007-02-12T17:37:24.883-08:00<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >I still have trouble not ranting when I try to discuss the hurricanes and the government's dismal response to people in need, so I think I'll just stick to discussing my designs for now. I have several related designs. Here are some of my most recent:</span> <p><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/designedforyou/845707/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Make Levees Not War" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/400/ThumbMakeLevees07.0.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >This design is available on white shirts, with a slight variation for the black shirt.</span></p><p><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/designedforyou/845707/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Make Levees Not War" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/200/leveesblack.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >One of my best friends (who lost a family home in Hurricane Katrina) asked me to design a shirt for her. She now has the tank top shown below, and it looks pretty good in real life. I never get to see most of my designs outside the computer screen.</span></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/847415/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Make Levees Not War" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/31753124_F_tn.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >I also did another 60's type design, which seems to fit well with the "Make Love Not War" theme that inspired the levee slogan.</span></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/electionblues/851184/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Make Levees Not War" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/400/makelevees.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >After Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert floated the possibility that New Orleans shouldn't be rebuilt, he inspired a few "Save New Orleans" graphics:</span></p><p><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/save_nola/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Save New Orleans" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/400/savenola.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >I tried to come up with a ribbon that would make people think of New Orleans, to help them remember that while they're supporting our troops abroad with magnets made in China, there are also some people right here at home who could use some support.</span><br /><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/827166/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Save New Orleans" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/400/saveno.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Here's what the black shirt looks like:</span></p><p><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/827166/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Save New Orleans" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/200/savenoblack.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19708240-113409622902994287?l=neworleanslives.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19708240.post-1134097911481297342005-12-08T19:08:00.000-08:002007-02-12T17:48:16.332-08:00<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/828554/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Louisiana is staying afloat" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/200/8638377_zoom.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Available <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/828554/?pid=852726">here</a>.</span></span><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19708240-113409791148129734?l=neworleanslives.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19708240.post-1134097038403121202005-12-08T18:56:00.000-08:002007-02-12T17:46:57.248-08:00<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/designedforyou.39963537?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Unsinkable New Orleans" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/unsinkable.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Available <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/designedforyou.39963537?pid=852726">here</a>.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19708240-113409703840312120?l=neworleanslives.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19708240.post-1134097970489896622005-12-08T18:50:00.000-08:002007-02-12T17:40:11.502-08:00<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/rebuild_nola/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Rebuild New Orleans" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/8572163_zoom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Available <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/rebuild_nola/?pid=852726">here</a>.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19708240-113409797048989662?l=neworleanslives.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19708240.post-1134109963361029562005-12-08T18:30:00.000-08:002007-02-12T17:42:12.148-08:00<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1045264/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="New Orleans Lives" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/nolalivesoval2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Available <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1045264/?pid=852726">here</a>.</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1045264/?pid=852726"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="NOLA Lives" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2723/1204/320/nolalivesoval.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Available <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/afterkatrina/1045264/?pid=852726">here</a>.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19708240-113410996336102956?l=neworleanslives.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jcnoreply@blogger.com