I wasn’t going to see a doctor about my ankle, but Xy suggested I should. So I gave my GP a call. I’m none too…
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I wasn’t going to see a doctor about my ankle, but Xy suggested I should. So I gave my GP a call. I’m none too…
I rented a buffing machine to clean our tile floor. It cleaned up OK, I guess, except for a powdery white residue everywhere. I thought…
Title: Her Smoke Rose Up Forever Author: James Tiptree, Jr. Published: 1969-1981 He wails voicelessly as conviction invades him, he who had believed in nothing…
I cajoled Xy into attending our local meeting of the School Facilities Master Plan for Orleans Parish on Tuesday night. It reminded me of the…
I wanted to record my thoughts on being 40 years of age, but I frittered away the year. Now I’ve only got a few hours…
One feature that attracted us to buy our house was the beautiful terra cotta tile on the floor downstairs. People often ask if we installed…
I finally added a brief biography to this site.
I went to the local wine shop Friday evening. The woman behind me in the checkout line offered to sleep with me if I paid…
We got our “gold letter” from the Road Home today. The letter states that we did not qualify for any compensation. Or, as they so…
A year ago I gave a speech. Sadly enough, I could give that speech again today. Not much has changed. I would have to strike…
I was just a-sittin’ and a-thinkin’ the other night, and somehow I had a minor epiphany which I might express thusly: Indiscriminate cynicism serves the…
I’m trying not to get sucked into the drama of the presidential primaries… but it’s hard. Here, then, is a diversionary tale of adversity and…
I mistakenly told some people that Cynthia McKinney will not be seeking the Green Party’s nomination as a presidential candidate, but in fact she is,…
Xy’s officially completing her seventh month of pregnancy today. She’s doing fine, aside from occasional heartburn. It’s been amusing how everyone (even her, even me)…
How can this occur a full five months after this? (Thanks, BSJD)
Kalypso surveys her street and finds 70% of the houses are uninhabited.
Today it’s been a year since Helen was killed, and like Cristin, I don’t know quite what to say. The superintendent of police was on…
We left the heater running in the kitchen all night, and it was still 45 degrees in there this morning. Times like these make me…
As Ashley noted, Victory got their permit to demolish the Lindy Boggs hospital (formerly known as Mercy). This was decided by the Housing Conservation District…
Xy made one circuit of the bonfire, not easy for a pregnant lady given the general rowdiness. Next year, prob’ly not. Our old friend Tony…