Part of me wanted to get back home to New Orleans and gloat over the fact that we appear to have power while most of…
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Part of me wanted to get back home to New Orleans and gloat over the fact that we appear to have power while most of…
And now here comes a video from the unfathomable T Bill featuring Xy and yours truly at the Kroger grocery in Bloomington, Indiana, circa mid…
When I first heard about flooding in Indiana last week, and saw some pictures of IU students frolicking in the high water in Bloomington, with…
Once again Mr. Magic writes with news of life in my former hometown: I thought you might enjoy these pictures of the recent flooding in…
Thanks to the Magic Man for pointing out this story in the Bloomington paper about the closure of the local branch office of DialAmerica Marketing. I worked there for seven long years. Truly it is the end of an era. Like the guy in the story, DM allowed me to keep body and soul together working part-time while I pursued my crazy dreams. To the dozens of people who are now out of a job with no advance warning — I feel for you.
Some friends have suggested posting old ROX videos on YouTube. I wonder if this is a good idea?
Last night I went to a party for a friend’s 40th birthday. There was a giant screen in the yard upon which were projected videos…
A few months ago I helped some students at Indiana University who were working on a short documentary titled “From New Orleans to the Midwest.”…
If you’re a paid subscriber, you can read about us in today’s Bloomington Herald-Times. If you’re not paid up, you can’t access the article, because…
A tip of the hat to my brother-in-law and his bride. They’re getting married today. Xy’s in Bloomington for the event, doing something she never…
Just submitted this letter to the Herald-Times: My wife and I sought refuge in Bloomington some ten weeks ago when we evacuated New Orleans. The…
It started raining last night around sundown. Kept raining all night long and into the morning. It rained all day. Sometimes hard, sometimes hardly at…
This morning I had a delicious breakfast at the Runcible Spoon with Ron Osgood and Thom Gillespie. Afterwards, I blew a stop sign at 4th…
After we evacuated from New Orleans, I did a short interview on WFHB. When I made my first trip back to New Orleans, the city…
The air raid sirens woke us up and alerted us to the fact that Monroe County is under a tornado warning. A fine how-do-you do…
We went to see the Edgeweed High School production of Rebel Without a Cause. Xy’s godmother, Sally, is the drama coach there. A weird thing…
…just play it off like it ain’t no thing.
Of all the places we could have taken refuge, I’m glad we landed in Bloomington. This is a wonderful place, a place I’ve always loved,…
Xy & went out to Griffy Lake for a picnic today. It was fun. Warm weather for this time of year.
My computer still thinks it’s in New Orleans, and so its clock has “fallen back” an hour. But here in Indiana, clocks never change —…