Felix
September 13, 2007 by nonotes
I recently revived communication with someone I met via email after LfNO, and this happened to occur right as Hurricane Felix was closing in on Nicaragua. My correspondent happens to have connections to Nicaragua, and had particular concerns for the Miskito Indians there. She has since passed along this link, which I pass along to you, on the theory that at least some readers of this site are sympathetic when it comes to hurricane relief:
Red Cross Hurricane Felix relief (donations can be designated “Hurricane Felix Miskito Relief”).
A couple of years ago I did some research into the song "St. James Infirmary," wrote up what I found, emailed that essay to friends and posted it on my web site (as part of a series of "Letters From New Orleans," as I was living in that city at the time). Based on the feedback, I wrote a second version of the essay, and asked for more feedback. Based on that, I wrote a 
