Some days I feel pretty gloomy about the way things are going in my little area of Mid-City. But on other days I feel much…
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Some days I feel pretty gloomy about the way things are going in my little area of Mid-City. But on other days I feel much…
If only he’d stopped with his prepared remarks — “and justice for all!” But no… He had to go off script at the end. All…
Kudos to Silence Is Violence for letting people know about Nagin’s State of the City address tomorrow. [Wednesday, May 30, 6:30pm, Nat’l D-Day Museum]
They’ve finally started work on the house next door to ours, which has been an eyesore for years. They’ve decided to renovate rather than demolish.…
I got a call a couple weeks ago from Tavis Smiley’s people. They wanted me to promote a television show on my blog. I’ve heard…
Yesterday’s Boogaloo was a screaming success, with something like 10,000 attendees. (Charlie London has posted a video.) Today the bayou saw more action. After weeks…
I saw something this morning, after I’d opened my eyes but before I put on my glasses. In my blurry vision, it looked like a…
Today the Times-Picayune is running the 20th story in their series on the renovation of our home. If you can score the print version, there’s a fun picture of Xy on our front porch.
I remember last year at this time, I was skeptical. What kind of screwed-up, misplaced priorities do my neighbors have, planning a festival when we…
I’m not certain, but it seems to me there is a dearth of summer camps and similar activities for youth in New Orleans as the…
I mentioned a couple weeks back a falling out with a friend. I’m happy to report that we’ve made amends. Last night we got together…
I wish I’d had a day of rest upon returning to New Orleans, but of course I didn’t. Sunday morning started off with the third…
The leadership program, which was offered through Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, was intensive. But at the end of each twelve hour day, I was…
This was my first trip outside New Orleans since we returned from our evacuation some 17 months ago. I joked that I would have been…
Funny, I started this weblog with the notion of recording a true journal of my real life. But as I’ve gained a readership and some…
Imagine picking up a newspaper and scanning through all the stories on the front page and finding no reference whatsoever to Katrina, no reference to…
Jerry Falwell’s passing today gives me pause to reflect. Twenty-odd years ago I was fascinated by Falwell. I got on his mailing list and joined…
I passed by PJ & Andrea’s old house in Broadmoor to see if it had been demolished yet. I was surprised to see roofers at…
I remarked to Xy a couple weeks ago that I didn’t know who our State Senator was, and then a few days later we got…
It’s not even hurricane season yet, and already we’re looking at Andrea? …EARLY-SEASON SUBTROPICAL STORM FORMS OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST… I’ve never even heard…