I got some clothes and a swell electric garlic roaster for Christmas this year, but by far the coolest gift comes from my dear departed…
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I got some clothes and a swell electric garlic roaster for Christmas this year, but by far the coolest gift comes from my dear departed…
I’ve started a new tradition. I’m not shaving between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. This gives me an annual chance to appreciate just…
Xy and I had our initial appointment with the Road Home program this morning. Yes, that’s right, initial. We’re only just now getting started. For…
We’re having a holiday open house at the office today, and we all brought cookies and other sweets. I thought it would be fun and…
After joking about how my brain was melted from the varnish fumes Saturday night, I started to feel like maybe it was no joke. I…
After the culinary fiasco of 2004, I approached this year’s Thanksgiving with some trepidation. My confidence was not bolstered when Xy finally read the creme…
I’m taking some vacation days. Combined with the Thanksgiving holiday, it’s a whole week off work. That gives me time to do this: I’m staining…
Turn to page 24 of today’s Inside Out home and garden section of the Times-Picayune, and you’ll see a devilishly handsome fellow in an orange tee-shirt. I look so much better in this picture than in the last one they published, but both were taken by the same photographer, Kathy Anderson.
I don’t have a digital version of the picture, but to make up for it I’ve inserted a picture of the new marble counter which was installed one week ago today.
As for the story by Stephanie Bruno, it’s the 26th installment in a series that I hope will not run to 30. Here it is:
The pundits have been remarking on how nice and polite the race for City Council At-Large has been, but yesterday the attack ads hit the…
I found a tiny gecko today on the fifth floor near the freight elevator. At least I think it’s a gecko. I almost stepped on…
Drainage is a topic near and dear to the hearts of all New Orleanians. Well, maybe not dear. Anyway, besides the inadequate pumps and clogged…
Before: After: I’ve been working on the house every weekend, mostly painting. It was my goal to finish the utility room in October, and I…
This is what I was talking about last Friday. The “dirty deal” relates to the city’s trash disposal contracts. Now that it’s the top story…
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…
I’ve started a thread over at the Flickr Ideas group advocating for a feature that I think would be beneficial. If you’re a Flickr user…
Xy found this crawling around on our deck this morning and demanded I take a picture. It’s shaped like a worm but has the texture…
This morning I noticed something kind of strange. This new graffito, on the back of the RTA facility… …bears a striking resemblance to this older…
By late Friday night it was evident that Depression #10 was not a serious threat to the Gulf Coast, so Saturday morning we hit the…