A mysterious fungus sprung up in one of our flowerpots this weekend. It looked creepy and beautiful and smelled terrible. What could it be? Turns…
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A mysterious fungus sprung up in one of our flowerpots this weekend. It looked creepy and beautiful and smelled terrible. What could it be? Turns…
I think this is the best photo I’ve taken in a while. Somehow phallic and vaginal at the same time. Best viewed large.
Thanks to Carol G for getting me in touch with the very helpful Christopher Elliott. He’s the ombudsman for National Geographic Traveler magazine. Today he published my case. I found it in the Arizona Daily Star, though not, strangely enough, in our Times-Picayune which usually carries his column in the Sunday Travel section. I can tell you that $83 was very helpful. Orbitz actually refunded our tax paid as well so we came out ahead on this deal.
Yesterday seemed to be getting off to a good start. I’d set my sights on completing a project that I’ve been postponing and procrastinating on…
I’ve been meaning to post about the Lafitte Greenway Master Plan. Actually I’ve been told it’s more of a “visioning plan” than a “master plan”…
Last week I posted about how Flickr should make sharing photos easier. (Actually I first started bellyaching about this last October.) I just wanted to…
Dear Persephone, People kept telling me we should “enjoy this time” with you. I wasn’t quite sure what to make of this advice. A couple…
I’m taking my last Cipro today, the end of a four week course. When I first started taking them, the effect was dramatic. I called…
My new iMac arrived Thursday. First impression: Wow, this thing is huge. It’s mostly screen, of course, but at 20″ x 12″ it’s almost twice…
All my friends and relations up in Indiana are talking about the earthquake last night. None of them seem to remember the Quake of ’89…
I don’t know if there’s a name for this style of infant apparel. We call them “ghosties.” Here’s Persephone in her favorite ghostie.
“There’s no reason for anyone to worry.” So sayeth Section Chief Brett Herr of the Army Corps of Engineers. He’s a talking about a wee…
April 15th is shaping up to be one of my favorite days of the year. Taxes are due, which is a drag, but so what?…
I went in to work last Tuesday just to remind everyone what I look like and make sure they hadn’t changed the lock on my…
No Silence Originally uploaded by Often Absurd in the Humid City David Bonds was acquitted yesterday for the murder of Dinerral Shavers. Again there is…
I’ve learned a bit more about Ashley’s passing. It’s distressing to realize that he left behind not only his wife but three young children (ages…
The “Eat-Well Food Mart” has been under construction at the corner of Canal and Broad for some months. Google knows nothing about “Eat-Well Food Mart”…
It was a beautiful day, so we packed some picnic snacks, loaded up the baby stroller, gathered up some neighbor kids and headed down to…
Joe Gallagher
Published by Editor B on Wednesday, 9 April 2008Speaking of Ashley Morris, some random guy left the following comment on my blog: Ilove NO and would like to live there someday but the…