It may not look like much, but this is the start of my Mardi Gras costume: I wish I had some idea what I was…
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It may not look like much, but this is the start of my Mardi Gras costume: I wish I had some idea what I was…
Xy’s been feeling poorly lately. She has a cold, which as usual turned into a sinus infection, which as usual causes recurrent migraines. She’s also…
My right knee, which I twisted in December, is getting better every day. I had been favoring it, limping, and generally trying to stay off…
I found this on the bike path at the Jeff Davis overpass: I’m not sure what animal it belonged to.
The girls across the street came over to our house and, with a little help from Xy, they made necklaces for their mom, who died…
I’ve learned a few things about Whole Foods. Apparently their cramped and idiosyncratic little store in Mid-City is very much a thing of the past.…
The only heat in our bathroom comes from this old electric heater: When it gets cold, this thing just turns on all by itself. Something…
The girls across the street don’t live with their parents. Dad’s in jail, and the girls are being raised by their paternal grandmother. I don’t…
Kelly Kuglitsch (nee Slinkman) and her lovely husband Paul visited New Orleans for a wedding. We shared a nice meal at Pascal’s Manale, but Kelly…
I purchased a General Electric Longlife Plus 3-Way Soft White 100 Energy Saving Bulb a couple weeks ago from the local hardware store. A sticker…
I posted a set of photos from the Jazz Funeral for Democracy.
Xy assigned her students to write a short essay reflecting on Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. One student turned in a neatly…
Tonight I helped Donika, one of the girls who lives across the street, with her math homework. Normally Xy does this, but the subject was…
David and I were discussing an NPR story about untranslatable words this morning, and it reminded me of two words from Norden that I hadn’t…
The reason I hate winter is days like these. It’s cold. I’m cold. I gather that it dipped down to freezing for an hour or…
My birthday. 38 is the first number I’ve hit that sounds old to me. And given my game knee, which doesn’t feel any better after…
If Austin is so cool, then how come Whole Foods (which is based in Austin) is pulling out of my neighborhood? That’s not cool!
Xy & I went to Sean & Dawn’s wedding. (Sean is Xy’s partner teacher, and they have a great working relationship. I’m grateful to him…
I sent the following query to Computer Chronicles via the contact form on their website: I am trying to research the question of the first…
A massive cold front is sweeping across the nation, bringing storms with it. This morning, it hit New Orleans. I’m glad I’m not riding my…