I took a lot of photos on this vacation. Around 400, I think, the best of which are slowly finding their way into a set…
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Month: June 2011
Let’s see. My last post got us most of the way through Saturday. We arrived in Vero mid-afternoon and checked in at the Driftwood. Longtime…
When my in-laws asked what time we should leave, I said 7AM, and they laughed, and my father-in-law suggested 9AM. Then it was my turn…
Forget two-point-oh, the web is turning two-oh (that’s twenty) in just over a month. Please join the celebration.
Posting has been a little thin here lately, for good reason: I’ve been on vacation. My plan now is to back up in time and…
Project Conversion is still getting into my head. I came across a phrase there one night, a phrase that stuck with me: the spiritual rogue.…
I’m mentioned briefly in an article published by The Lens: Homeowner or homeless? St. Louis Street resident fights to hang on to what he has.…
Dear Persephone, I meant to take notes on all the crazy things you’ve said over the last few weeks. But time got away from me.…
The wounded tree that stands at the end of Bayou St. John is even more wounded now. What happened here? Bark is scattered all around…
The center where I work is co-sponsoring Rising Tide this year. Here’s your official invitation from the conference organizers. Rising Tide NOLA, Inc., will present…
John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, is one of my personal heroes. That’s why it’s so hard for me to accept that he actually said this.…
My week as a bachelor is drawing to a close. When we did this last year it was pretty tame. I saw some movies, which…
Some mornings the journey to the workplace is a boring old slog. But not usually, not for me. I try to make a point to…
There is an unfortunate pattern which sometimes emerges in local reportage, wherein community groups are incorrectly depicted as opposed to economic development. In reality, most community groups merely want to be engaged in the development process to ensure the highest quality outcome. I’ve seen it happen before, and so I get a little nervous sometimes.
Happily in this morning’s paper we have a different scenario. It feels like we got out ahead of the story for once. Rather than being framed as obstructionist we are actually taking credit for generating investment. The reality is of course more nuanced than a single newspaper article will convey. I can’t say more without undermining the win, so I’ll shut up. You can read the story, in which I am quoted, and decide for yourself.
And don’t forget to read between the lines.
For the past six months or so I’ve been following the fascinating spiritual adventures of Andrew Bowen at Project Conversion. The concept is simple to…
25 years ago today I was singing this song and graduating from high school in Sweden.
It must still be finals week somewhere because my “Study” mix is raking in the love. Study from editor_b on 8tracks Radio. As I was…
My girls are enjoying a week at an undisclosed location in central Louisiana this week. So I am playing the bachelor. Not very exciting, really.…
Yesterday afternoon I heard the sound of a brass band. I stuck my head outside and saw the Krewe of Palmyra coming down Alexander to…
I’ve been hoarding glass bottles for a while now. Maybe a year. Not everything — just the big ones. Plenty of beer bottles have ended…