Yesterday morning, between the hours of 9:00 AM and noon, someone came into our backyard and took a crap. Yup. The mysterious intruder moved a…
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Yesterday morning, between the hours of 9:00 AM and noon, someone came into our backyard and took a crap. Yup. The mysterious intruder moved a…
I got news yesterday that Jeff Hamlin has passed on. Jeff was not too much older than me. He was an entrepreneur who helped start…
Thanks to the City Council’s amendment last week, the City of New Orleans’ list of “Imminent Health Threat Demolition Properties” has been posted online. Neighborhood…
Francis Pop’s third birthday is approaching. My friend Andrea Christie is putting together a special gift called the Francis Pop Story Box. So, if you…
Somehow when I wasn’t looking, this blog made it to the rank of Crawly Amphibian in TTLB Ecosystem. Thanks for all the links, folks. I’m…
Never thought I’d see the day where I’m paying $15/month for recycling service. But the folks at Phoenix Recycling say that if more people sign…
I will be speaking at Rising Tide II conference this Saturday. I’m on a panel called “Making Civic Sexy,” which is a great title I…
We saw the final showing of The Lieutenant of Inishmore at Southern Rep. It was a strange play: very funny and very violent. Some people…
The 23rd story about out renovation appears in today’s Times-Picayune.
I didn’t know Nia Robertson. And now I never will. Nia was killed at Pal’s Lounge Wednesday night. I first heard about it through Think…
I wasn’t going to make any mention of Hurricane Dean until such a time as New Orleans is in the National Hurricane Center’s five-day forecast…
For the last century, almost all top political appointments [on the planet Earth] had been made by random computer selection from the pool of individuals…
If you’ve got the skillz, the University is hiring a web developer. I will offer friendly harassment to anyone who takes this job. The Office…
Silence Is Violence asked me to serve on their advisory board, and of course I said yes. I went to the first meeting last Monday…
I was at Finn McCool’s Saturday night, having a beer with Michael Homan and waiting for Erich W. to show up. Erich won a night…
I was not very enthused about presenting at the MERLOT International Conference. I submitted a proposal out of a vague sense of duty, of professional…
I tremble in abject fear every time we get a letter from our insurer. So many people have been screwed by these insurance companies. We’ve…
Finally the Times-Picayune runs a story on erroneous demolitions. I can’t help but get the feeling they only did this because the Wall Street Journal…
Note to self: Laphroaig is too peaty for my palate. Ugh.