It comes but twice a year, here at the university: Quiet Day. It’s the day after the classes end but before finals begin. I’d like…
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It comes but twice a year, here at the university: Quiet Day. It’s the day after the classes end but before finals begin. I’d like…
I’m in coffee-reduction mode. Friday I limited myself to two cups. Ditto Saturday. Ditto Sunday. Today I cut down to one. The plan is to…
I finally got religion. Here’s how it happened. Here in New Orleans, Jazz Fest is a big deal. A really big deal. I mean, people…
One of the neighbor girls was over at our house tonight, helping Xy water the garden. She’s three years old, cute as a button, and…
National Library Week is almost over. I work in a library. To be more precise, I work in a building which houses a library. I…
I led an informal discussion today on the topic of “Blogs and the Blogging Bloggers Who Blog Them.” Does this make me an expert?
Xy’s fifth grade class is building a model of an environmentally friendly house for an Earth Day contest, sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Environmental…
Edward J. Branley gave a talk at my favorite bookstore tonight about his new book, New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line. I rode my bike…
Up until two years ago, I’d only had one filling in my entire life. But that has changed. The dentist gave me two fillings today.…
It’s official. I’m a delegate to the Green Party National Convention in Milwaukee this summer. I will be one of nine delegates representing the Green…
After a forty-year interruption, streetcar service has been restored to Canal Street in New Orleans. The first stop, at Canal and Salcedo, is just a…
I was supposed to take our fat cat, Archer, to the vet today for a follow-up. We’ve had her on reduced rations for the last…
Mother frickin’ fucker. I rode my bike out to the DMV this morning. It’s about 3 1/2 miles, and I knew the route well because…
Last night I dreamed my family had a reunion. We were having a special conference about our family religion. The session was being led by…
Last month, a woman named Mai Thi Nguyen was killed here in New Orleans as she worked behind the counter at a grocery store. It…
So it looks like gasoline is shaping up to be a big campaign issue. Bush has attacked Kerry for supporting a 50-cent gas tax years…
There’s been a coating of green dust over New Orleans for the last few weeks. It’s the annual falling of the oak pollen, and it’s…
So last night around 9 p.m. I mixed myself a drink and went downstairs, thinking that I would veg out watching some television. Xy was…