I’m at work today. It is not a holiday here at the university. I’ve been told that it’s a Southern thing, or rather that Memorial…
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I’m at work today. It is not a holiday here at the university. I’ve been told that it’s a Southern thing, or rather that Memorial…
Someone hit the Jeff Davis statue again last night. The last graffiti was cleaned up in a day or two. This morning, the red spray-painted…
My office window lets me gaze upon such marvels as the Big Lots store across the street and the traffic jams on I-10. The view…
I just read a quote in the San Jose Mercury News from Ben Manski, co-chair of the Green Party US, regarding the Green Party convention…
Today I rode in my first Critical Mass. We rode from New Orleans to suburban Metairie where George W. Bush was having a fundraiser. The…
One fun thing about my morning ride to work is checking the Jefferson Davis statue on Canal Street to see if it’s been defaced. Looks…
A couple of weeks ago, PJ mentioned he’d recently tutored a mutual acquaintance of ours on some of the finer points of Web authoring. “Yeah,”…
Gay people are getting married in Massachusetts today, and this straight, married man couldn’t be happier. I love weddings. In fact, the stories in the…
There are two bills under consideration by the Louisiana legislature which have caught my interest. House Bill 1626 “prohibits wearing pants below the waist.” For…
Six months or so until our big presidential election. I’m going to be bold and predict Bush as the winner. This way, no matter what…
Today, just after noon, a teenage boy was shot in the head just a block and a half from our house. He’s dead now. There…
Our administrative assistant has affixed a “Harry Potter for President” bumper sticker to the top of her computer monitor. She says a lot of people…
I’ve been off caffeine for six days or so. I feel generally run-down and tired, but I’m not, really. I seem to have the same…
Once I asked my dad what his favorite month was. He thought about it and said, “Probably June.” I found that I agreed with him.…
Xy got a call last nite from “Crafting Coast to Coast,” which is a show for HGTV that is currently in production. Apparently they go…
Here’s some things that happened over the last few days: Got drenched to the skin on the way to work Friday morning. It rained real…