Something about Jazzfest (presented by Shell) inspires me to stay up all night. Even when I don’t actually go to the Jazzfest. Especially when I…
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Something about Jazzfest (presented by Shell) inspires me to stay up all night. Even when I don’t actually go to the Jazzfest. Especially when I…
I went in to work last Tuesday just to remind everyone what I look like and make sure they hadn’t changed the lock on my…
No Silence Originally uploaded by Often Absurd in the Humid City David Bonds was acquitted yesterday for the murder of Dinerral Shavers. Again there is…
I’ve learned a bit more about Ashley’s passing. It’s distressing to realize that he left behind not only his wife but three young children (ages…
Everybody’s favorite passionately profane New Orleans überpatriot blogger Ashley Morris has passed on. I really don’t know anything about the circumstances of his death except…
I didn’t have anything to do with the production of this short video from 1994, but friend Rob Womack just advised me it’s on YouTube…
When we tally up the list of people who’d helped us out or given us stuff recently, it’s quite impressive. More than sixty. I didn’t…
Persephone had her first social outing today. I didn’t even know there was a Louisiana Derby but apparently there is. So we went to a…
From our friend MF in China comes the following awesome weirdness: It’s a hand-embroidered bib with a gun that says “poop” on it. No, I…
PJ Christie has written a song using lyrics adapted from a poem by yours truly. Here is the original version: Nicotine Sonnet When we met…
I’ve been in a bit of a flame war on an e-mail discussion list over the last couple weeks. I thought it was all rather…
I salute the people of Louisiana who made it to the polls Saturday. Obama beat Clinton by a big margin; Huckabee beat McCain. Locally, a…
Our friends DJ and Daisy and Anna and Lili came over, and we spent the day moving furniture from room to room. My office has…
I’m not sure who said what, but in this CityBusiness article I seem to have merged with Michael Homan.
Today’s the Chinese New Year. I’m a bit disturbed that our child will be born in the Year of the Rat, because I don’t particularly…
Well, we did it. For a while I didn’t think we would be able to pull it off. First there was my sprained ankle. Then…
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…
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…
Last night Xy and I took one of her students out to dinner at Venezia’s. We had pasta and pizza and then got desert at…