To my utter astonishment, Mike finally got a crew back to our house yesterday. When I came home for lunch they were working away on…
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To my utter astonishment, Mike finally got a crew back to our house yesterday. When I came home for lunch they were working away on…
One of the most interesting things I got out of the Green Party of Louisiana convention on Saturday was a press release distributed by the…
The travails of Senator Craig reminded me of a fascinating study I read in 1990 called “Tearoom Trade: A Research Update” by Frederick J. Desroches.…
Well, qualifying ended yesterday for the October 20 election. There were a number of half-hearted attempts to “draft” me at the last minute. There were…
When qualifying ends today (in two and a half hours from now) we’ll know if Latoya Cantrell is running for City Council At-Large. If she…
In anticipation of tonite’s massively hyped match between the Saints and the Colts, I’d like to draw your attention to ROX #82: The RCA State.…
Today is DJ’s birthday. But today is also the first day of school for most of the Recovery School District. And DJ is a teacher…
I guess today’s a good day to make the official announcement. Xy’s pregnant. She’s almost into the second trimester. Word sure has gotten around since…
I was hanging out with the neighbors across the street one evening, about a month ago. I was mostly talking to this older gentleman, a…
MaPó called me Saturday afternoon to tell me John Scott had passed on. I never met the great sculptor, despite his close association with the…
Now that Oliver Thomas has resigned, the New Orleans City Council’s At-Large seat will be on the ballot October 20. The question is, will we…
Mike came by yesterday and did some electrical work on our house. We’ve been waiting for so long I’ve lost track. He finally hooked up…
While our public officials were ringing bells and laying wreaths yesterday, hundreds of people were marching in San Jose. They were commemorating Katrina just like…
So where are we in the recovery of New Orleans, two years after the great disaster? It’s been slow going, that’s for sure. I expected…
Just scouring back through old files, I found this e-mail sent from a friend in Florida on the Saturday evening before Katrina. To read it…
School started last week, and the campus is once again swarming with students. I’m always glad to see them, but now more than ever. The…
My picture of Folds was lolcatted by someone I don’t even know. Originally uploaded by blackheartedwolf2000. The internet is a funny place. Update: As of February,…
Rising Tide 2 was a rousing success. I was invigorated and inspired. As Dangerblond says: It got a little bit bigger and, according to the…
I noticed this sign on a house around the corner. “For rent — Section 8/FEMA only.” That seems discriminatory. Is this legal?
Fiore skewers Nagin.