I stopped by the bank on my way home today and opened a savings account. (I also got soaked by the rain but that’s neither…
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I stopped by the bank on my way home today and opened a savings account. (I also got soaked by the rain but that’s neither…
Holy shit! The Mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, has signed the Action Plan for Bicycle Friendly Communities.
Last night Xy and I rode our bikes uptown for the Midsummer Mardi Gras celebration. This takes place every year in late August. I guess…
Even as I write this, the house across the street is on fire.
Bob Greene came to Xy’s school today. He is Oprah’s personal trainer. He is also a spokesperson for that big fast food restaurant with the…
I’m not a teacher, but I work at a university, and Xy is a teacher in the New Orleans Public Schools, and we live just…
J just pointed me to this article on c|net, “Study: Broadband leaps past dial-up.” This means that for more people, watching video via internet will…
Xy came home today without her car. She took a cab. Why? Because she lost her keys. Looked everywhere at the school, couldn’t find ’em.…
It’s that time of year. I went across the river with Xy this morning, to help set up the computers in her classroom. She has…
Had tea with the fabulous Heather Weathers at Bayou Coffee. Painted the alcove off our hallway a bright blue. There’s actually a long story here,…
I just got a phone call from a robot which ranted about how many women didn’t vote in the last election. It exhorted me to…
It’s official. We’re in record-breaking mode. Thursday night’s low set a record. Friday night’s low probably did the same. Hell, today’s high may set a…
What I wrote last night about Bonnie was ignorant. I’m not sure the cool weather we’re experiencing has anything to do with the tropical storm…
It’s freaky cold in New Orleans. Cold? The way the temperature has been dropping I bet we hit the upper 60s tonight. I suppose it…
Friday night I couldn’t get to sleep. Same again Saturday. I seemed to be experiencing some vague and nameless dread, some free-floating anxiety. (I’ve never…
Mike finished his 30th round of Scrabble yesterday. His final standing for the tournament: He’s ranked #118 in Division 1, having won fourteen games and…
Miike won five games and lost three today at the Scrabble Championship. One of his opponents scored a triple triple with the word defiling. A…
Mike, my father-in-law, didn’t do quite as well today at the National Scrabble Championship. He won two games and lost five. Joey Mallick, whom I…
It started raining this morning shortly after seven o’clock, accompanied by one of the loudest thunderclaps I have ever heard. I dropped Mike off at…
My in-laws are in town, and Pops is playing in the National Scrabble Championship, which started today. I just checked the Web and saw his…