After a morning spent running errands for their new home, Marie and Michael Porter’s lives were turned upside down -along with the lives of thousands of others. On the afternoon of May 22, 2011, North Minneapolis was devastated by a tornado
Twisted recounts the Porters’ first 11 months, post tornado. Rebuilding their house, working around the challenges presented by inadequate insurance coverage. Frustration at repeated bouts of incompetence and greed from their city officials. Dealing with issues such as loss of control, logistics, change, and over-stimulation, as an Aspergian woman.
With the help of social media – and the incredibly generous support of the geek community – the Porters were able to emerge from the recovery marathon without too much of a hit to their sanity levels. New friends were made, new skills learned, and a “new” house emerged from the destruction. Twisted is a roller coaster of emotion, personal observations, rants, humor, social commentary, set backs and triumphs.
Subjects covered include: Opportunistic "Vultures", gawkers, a bizarre gingerbread house, unique decisions made with the rebuild (including 159 digits of pi as a kitchen backsplash and Fibonacci code tiled into the bathroom!), "Tornado Claus", contractor drama, water balloons as deterrent, DIY design and work, music, sensory overload, the REAL trouble with Tribbles ... and details on how to cook jambalaya for almost 300 people, in the parking lot of a funeral home… should you ever find yourself in the position to do so!
"Twisted" also includes many Twitter "tweets" from along the way - real time thoughts and feelings throughout the whole ordeal.
Twisted: A Minneapolis Tornado Memoir
Paperback, 288 pages
Release Date: May 22, 2012
ISBN: 978-0-9846040-9-8
Publisher: Celebration Generation
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