10 Reasons Why New Orleans

1. New Orleans remains the only city in the south and one of only a handful in the country with a true soul (although it's a little tattered around the edges these days.)

2. My “family” is here…the one I chose and the one that chose me.

3. I'm defiant to the end. I love a challenge, particularly when everyone else says it can't be done.

4. It's the only city in the world where a perfect strange calling me “baby” can make my day better

5. When I picked New Orleans it was because it was city of inspired words and music. It still is and they inspire me everyday.

6. For better or worse, we remain the most politically interesting city in the country

7. I knew the Saints would be super bowl contenders!

8. It must be special when you live in a city where people come to visit for 3 days and haven't left 3 years later

9. It really is the place where one person can make a difference…where the starfish on beach story has particular significance.

10. When the history of Katrina is written, we'll be more than simple pioneers, if we do our job right, they'll call us revolutionaries.