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I know it seems silly that I am responding to myself. But I guess I thought maybe I could give a little insight from someone a little bit closer to the association in question. I experienced Hurricane Rita personally. The actually storm and destruction of Katrina I didn't experience. But I would feel alot better about using Rita because the association there is just the actual destruction of the natural storm. I think Katrina is a little more complicated with the the violent crimes and subhuman comditions for tens of thousands in the days following the storm... Those are the things that I wouldn't want my child's name associated with. I was born during Hurricane Alicia and lots of women were naming there babies Alicia in memory of the storm and I think that's a great idea. Katrina just reminds me of the terrible things that happened in New Orleans just after the storm and the bodies, the piles of cars that are stil everywhere, the people in the hospitals with no clean water for days... Having personal acqauintances that experienced this, I felt I should share. But again, that is my point of view because of my region. In another region those things may not be in mind. I just thought you all might be interested in the association from another area. I hope no one is offended by this.

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Britney Tamber
*DH: Adam Jeffrey*

This message was edited 8/24/2006, 8:26 AM