It takes ten minutes for me to ride my bike from home to the office. On a hot day, I’m soaked with sweat by the…
Pronounce the dot.
For the last century, almost all top political appointments [on the planet Earth] had been made by random computer selection from the pool of individuals…
If you’ve got the skillz, the University is hiring a web developer. I will offer friendly harassment to anyone who takes this job. The Office…
Silence Is Violence asked me to serve on their advisory board, and of course I said yes. I went to the first meeting last Monday…
I was at Finn McCool’s Saturday night, having a beer with Michael Homan and waiting for Erich W. to show up. Erich won a night…
I was not very enthused about presenting at the MERLOT International Conference. I submitted a proposal out of a vague sense of duty, of professional…
I tremble in abject fear every time we get a letter from our insurer. So many people have been screwed by these insurance companies. We’ve…
Finally the Times-Picayune runs a story on erroneous demolitions. I can’t help but get the feeling they only did this because the Wall Street Journal…
Note to self: Laphroaig is too peaty for my palate. Ugh.
The media has finally picked up the erroneous demolitions story. But strangely enough, it’s the Wall Street Journal. I wonder why the local media hasn’t…
I’m attending the 2007 MERLOT International Conference, right here in New Orleans.
From an anonymous Mid-City neighbor: At a Night out against crime gathering tonight an NOPD officer was asked by a neighbor… Why didn’t the police…
Property assessments are being revised in New Orleans, which has some people worked up when the assessed value of their house doubles or quadruples. Ultimately…
Hard to believe, but today is the first day of school for the Algiers Charters. I always feel a great deal of pride when I…
A few days ago I posted something from a private email correspondence, regarding the subject of erroneous demolitions by the city of New Orleans. Maybe I shouldn’t have posted it, because the author asked me to remove it, but has graciously offered a revised version — see below.
And I’ve got to say this is stunning stuff.
I can’t understand why the local media aren’t covering this story. Anyway, read on for the revised message that spells it all out pretty well, and please note the PDF (linked at the bottom) of info/tips for people who want to get their property off the demolition list. The author is a concerned citizen of New Orleans who wishes to remain anonymous.
Fluoride has been restored to New Orleans’ drinking water, but maybe that’s not such a good thing.
While my neighbor on one side faces an unwanted demolition, the house on the other side has been a completely different story. It was a…
Today is the first day on the job for my new boss.
My next door neighbor (now living in Texas) was a little skeptical when I told him that his house was slated for demolition. Where was…
I’ve been fiddling around with the new nopd.com crime-mapping feature. It’s pretty interesting stuff. You can put in an address and see all the crime…