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Month: March 2011
It’s not often that I see a cat with its paws in the water.
Maybe it thinks it’s a raccoon?
My boss commented that strays must be desperate for water. The huge downpour last night ended a long dry spell, but I took these pix yesterday morning, well before it rained. This is not a bayou — it’s a large street puddle. How could there be a large street puddle in the midst of a dry spell? I’m not certain, but I imagine it has something to do with our raggedy infrastructure. There’s probably a leaky main under this street.
Oops, time is getting away from me, but good things are happening. I also posted this on the FOLC site, but frankly my blog gets…
Another advantage of sickness — it can be a good excuse to go on a sobriety binge. I don’t know about anyone else, but when…
Dear Persephone, Thanks for sharing a wonderful Equinox with us yesterday. We decorated eggs and had an egg hunt and watered your tree (which we…
It really pains me to write it, but this situation in Japan seems horribly familiar. It’s like the Japanese people are getting hit with a…
What with all the bedrest I’ve been catching up on my reading. The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution & Future of the Human Animal by Jared…
In April, I’ll be making a presentation to a special interest group of the AERA titled “The Role of Blogs in the Rebuilding of New…
I’m quoted in this here article in The Gambit.
Strictly for archival purposes: Here’s a snapshot of how my blog looks on the morning of March 14, 2010. This is the main page, showing…
Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I like science fiction. I like Caribbean cultures. But I’ve never looked for the…
Thirteen tracks for my convalescence (and yours) including music by Aleatoric, Donald Joyce and Guanaco. Relax, take a nap and enjoy.
Or would that be Mardi Mince? I never completely recovered from the cold I caught in late January. I only missed one day of work,…
I imagine anyone reading this post today will be from outside New Orleans. Here it’s Mardi Gras, and people have other things to do. So…
I remember when chin straps used to be deployed in the general vicinity of the chin. Often they’d be a little too short to reach…
Since I spent so much time bellyaching here about our cashflow problems, I thought I should at least report some recent tidbits of good news.…
Misery loves company, and this year I’ve got plenty. To recap ever-so-briefly: Over the last few decades, all the big parades have been consolidated onto…
The Thursday before Mardi Gras is one of my favorite times to catch some parades. This year we had a multiplicity of invitations Thursday from…