We had about 16 trick-or-treaters pass by our home in Mid-City tonight, up from ten last year and zero the year before that.
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We had about 16 trick-or-treaters pass by our home in Mid-City tonight, up from ten last year and zero the year before that.
Olivia brought this thing into the office last week. Press the button and it comes to life and recites a variety of different spooky-humorous messages.…
Xy doesn’t always get into holiday traditions, so I was surprised when she brought home four pumpkins last week. She attached notes to three of…
Have I mentioned Lamar? He’s Justin’s younger brother. He’s about 13 but you might guess he’s ten. A sweet kid, but I worry about him.…
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 remember when I was a child I loved fireworks. This seems to be a universal trait among children. But as an adult I’ve come…
Today is the longest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. It’s also the shortest day on the other side of the equator. For…
Is it possible for one day of festivity to change everything? I woke up Mardi Gras morning wondering if I had a friend left in…
For the last 364 days, life here may have sucked for most of us, but on this one day (at least) there’s no place I’d…
Just a few days before my father’s operation, two of my closest friends received news that their own fathers were coming, abruptly, to the end…
Xy and I went to see the Knights of Chaos last night. Schroeder’s posted a couple of pictures. It was a good satirical parade that…
My dad recently discovered he had prostate cancer. It was “low grade” and slow-growing. More men die with this sort of thing than of it.…
I thought today was just Groundhog Day, but it’s also World Wetlands Day and America’s Wetland Day. (Thanks, Miss Malaprop.)
If I’d tried to post yesterday, It would have looked something like this: Worst. Hangover. Ever. Can’t. Barely. Type. This one took me by surprise.…
My parents came to New Orleans Monday, but I didn’t see them for a while. They spent the week at Camp Restore, helping to gut…
Xy flew up to Indiana to visit her family. I stayed here in New Orleans because, frankly, I had enough of Indiana during my evacuation…
Now more than ever, it’s time to remember that the Fourth of July is International Flag-Burning Day. To celebrate, I’m posting this fantastic anthem (mp3)…
I didn’t think there were in any time-share condominiums in the Vieux Carre, but apparently I was wrong. I can thank my in-laws for hooking…
Today is National Dam Safety Awareness Day. Sadly, there is no National Levee Safety Awareness Day. Dammit.
When you’re in a big robe, it’s much easier to pee if you’re not wearing underwear. Unfortunately I was wearing underwear, and yes, I kept…