I took two weeks off. During that time I barely left Orleans Parish, except for a couple errands. I rode my bike into Metairie via…
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I took two weeks off. During that time I barely left Orleans Parish, except for a couple errands. I rode my bike into Metairie via…
Starting today, I’m on vacation. But I’m not going anywhere. Or perhaps I should say that any trips I take will be inside my own…
I recently learned that the library here at the University has a stockpile of a few hundred educational filmstrips from the 50s and 60s. They’re…
How would you like to boss me around? If you think you’ve got what it takes, you can apply for the job. (I just discovered…
Although I’m proud of Xy for being a good teacher in the public schools, it’s also a source of frustration for both of us. She…
Last night Xy’s school had an open house. Twenty parents came by to talk with Xy. Most were from her own class of 25, some…
Here’s some pictures taken around this time last year, before everything went crazy. That’s Xy having a meal of raw oysters at Tyler’s on Orleans.…
It’s the first day of school for Xy today. I took a picture before she drove off to Algiers this morning. Here’s hoping this school…
Imagine walking into a party full of people you’ve never met, but whom you know more or less intimately because they’ve been pouring their hearts…
Sometime in the wee hours of yesterday morning my rox.com e-mail account started to choke. I’ve had the same e-mail address for ten years so…
After years of confusion, the HR department has finally changed my official job title from Multimedia Specialist to Multimedia Artist.
Check out this presentation on the rebuilding of Xavier University (PDF, about three and half MB). Astonishing pictures of the flooded campus.
I just saw something I’ve never seen in my seven years here at the University: students throwing a football around in the quad. It did…
As it develops, not only am I on the search committee to find my new boss — I’m the damn chair.
The University where I work is finally getting some financial aid — not from the United States, but from Qatar. I’m certainly glad for the…
On my first day of work here at the University, almost seven years ago, I asked my boss what time he wanted me in the…
Normally we have a meeting of all staff at the beginning of each semester. But this semester is hardly normal; we had the meeting today.…
The meme seems to go something like this: In our state, officials use third-grade reading levels to project the number of prison beds that will…
Xy got punched in the stomach today by a third-grader. She confiscated a basketball from him; he was playing instead of getting in line for…
Yesterday a bunch of teachers from Xy’s school gathered at the Dry Dock in Algiers Point for snacks and drinks. So after work, I rode…