Project: Katrina Hope…raise funds…raise walls…raise spirits

Today marks the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction on the Gulf Coast. August 29th was a turning point; the marker for life before and after for hundreds of thousands of people. The destruction I have seen in my three trips to New Orleans in one year was only paralleled by the incredible amount of [...]

Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Gretchen Wieland
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I’m not known for my patience. I like things to happen the moment I dream them up. In fact, the following quote from Lance Armstrong is one of my favorites:
Patience is a polite quality and often appropriate, but it rarely gets things done. Impatience, however, is the hunger for results and intolerance for [...]

Posted on August 7th, 2008 by Gretchen Wieland
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