Music really helped me get through this year, and so I wanted to do a year-end post about my favorite songs and audio oddities of…
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Music really helped me get through this year, and so I wanted to do a year-end post about my favorite songs and audio oddities of…
Today is Xy’s birthday. She wanted a Kurt Cobain lunch box (I am not making this up) so I went to FunRock’N on Magazine where…
It’s not all drudgery. We’ve taken some very pleasant breaks from working on the house to visit friends. Today we went to Li’l Red’s wedding…
What have I been doing over the holiday break? Painting. Every day. Yes, even on Christmas. I’ve finished painting the walls of our living room.…
Now that Christmas is past and campaign season is swinging into full gear, I will permit myself the following cranky thoughts. Remember the mantra from…
I got some clothes and a swell electric garlic roaster for Christmas this year, but by far the coolest gift comes from my dear departed…
There are nineteen balusters In our balustrade. I painted them all orange today Each one a different shade. Actually that’s not true. I painted sets…
Story on the front page of today’s paper confirms what I wrote in November.
I’ve started a new tradition. I’m not shaving between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. This gives me an annual chance to appreciate just…
Xy and I went to see Sweeney Todd at a suburban cineplex last night. It’s a truly impressive film, masterful, the latest iteration of a…
Today’s the northern solstice, the longest night of the year and the shortest day. Tomorrow the days will start to get longer again. In the…
I wish I could take comfort in the unity of our City Council today, as they closed ranks and voted for the redevelopment of our…
Here’s the note I’m sending off with our solstice cards this year, mainly to people who (I think!) don’t read this blog.
Something tells me the picture of Sharon Jasper sitting next to her widescreen TV on page A-14 of today’s Times-Picayune will not advance the cause…
A question to all the Christians out there: How would you like to see non-Christians act with regard to Christmas? How can we be both…
The struggle over public housing has been building for years here in New Orleans. Now it’s ramping up to new levels. It’s a disgusting and…
I almost forgot — the 27th story on our renovation appeared in today’s paper, with a cool picture of yours truly working on the staircase. It’s nice to have a picture of me actually working for a change instead of just standing in front of someone else’s work with a cheesy grin.
Xy and I had our initial appointment with the Road Home program this morning. Yes, that’s right, initial. We’re only just now getting started. For…
Last night Xy and I took one of her students out to dinner at Venezia’s. We had pasta and pizza and then got desert at…