The good folks at the Huffington Post requested another piece on Hurricane Katrina, and who am I to say no to Arianna when she calls? Seriously, called me on the phone. Asked me herself. Didn't want to break her heart. Love that accent too much.

This post attempts to answer why hundreds of thousands of New Orleanians can't, or won't, return home again. I gently suggest it's because going back is so difficult as to be a bit crazy. Hope you'll give it a read. And with that, I'm off to eat my birthday dinner, somewhere in the East Village. It's a surprise...