Good news: A recent survey indicates three-quarters of the greater New Orleans population has returned. Bad news: The same survey says the city itself (Orleans…
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Good news: A recent survey indicates three-quarters of the greater New Orleans population has returned. Bad news: The same survey says the city itself (Orleans…
One year ago today: Tropical Storm Arlene.
I’m not the praying type, but all the same I thought I’d pass on this prayer, written by Sr. Loretta McCarthy, SBS. Spirit of the…
If Alberto avoids us If Beryl doesn’t break us If Chris doesn’t crush us If Debby doesn’t drown us If Ernesto doesn’t exile us If…
We’re firing up the air conditioners tonight, for the first time since Katrina shut ’em down. It’s only 86 degrees in our living room, but…
At least one person understood the true purpose of my Jazz Fest heresy: whoring for free tickets. Thanks, Howie! Xy and I had a good…
Wednesday wasn’t enough. I’m declaring an entire month of ashes. We can call it Ash March. Or maybe the March of Ashes. That sounds about…
According to NASA, 2005 was the hottest year on record. These numbers are alarming, and that’s just the tip of the (rapidly melting) iceberg. 2005…
It was stormy this morning. I took a picture out my office window: Then I realized I’d taken an almost identical picture one year ago…
Today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. We’ve been getting up before dawn since Xy started back to school. Without electricity,…
Last night the sky was luminous. Even though there are no streetlights for at least three blocks in any direction, the city was still reflecting…
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…
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…
Xy & went out to Griffy Lake for a picnic today. It was fun. Warm weather for this time of year.
(Oops — I accidentally posted a fragment of this from a rest area in Kentucky earlier today — a slip of the thumb.) On the…
It hit a low of 44ºF here in Bloomington yesterday. The high? 67º. Yes, it gets that cold in New Orleans. Colder even. For a…
We’ve never evacuated for a hurricane before. But we’re evacuating for this one. Katrina looks like she’s headed straight toward New Orleans, and she’s now…
I don’t like the looks of this.
It’s hot in New Orleans. The sun is just blazing. It’s 91ºF, according to weather.com. 56% relative humidity. Heat index of 100ºF. But the amazing…
How hot is it? It’s bitch-ass hot here in New Orleans. There’s just no other way to describe it. I asked Xy yesterday, “If you…