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I was wondering how long it would be before someone proposed this: The time has come to blockade the Mississippi. It might sound crazy, but…
Our friend Andrea visited us this weekend. It was a bittersweet visit. Sweet, because it’s always sweet to catch up with close friends. Bitter, because…
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A few days ago, as I was riding home from work, a strange feeling came over me, like déjà vu. After a moment, I realized…
A tip of the hat to Joe Backwards-7. He came all the way from Boise, Idaho to do some massive re-plumbing work on the central…
A letter in today’s Bloomington Herald-Times: Stop funds to New Orleans To the editor: The mayor of New Orleans will have to wait until the…
They say people are drinking more in New Orleans these days, and I believe it. I’ve certainly been doing my part. I’ve been drinking plenty.…
I thought this was a joke at first, but apparently it’s for real. New Orleans is seeking foreign aid. The mayor says: France can take…
I made an unpleasant discovery this morning. The rox.com website was down. Looked like a problem with the database. Upon further investigation, I discovered that…
Xy and I made a little video to mark five months since Katrina. It’s kind of like our own miniature state of the union address.
I watched Bush’s State of the Union address last night. It was the first time I’ve watched this political spectacle in years, I think. I…
I’m pained by what I read on a couple local blogs this morning. Jim Louis writes: I have been more or less geographically rejected by…
Holy crap! Mardi Gras is just four weeks away and I’ve got no costume. Not even an idea.
The Washington Post published an article titled Amid Katrina’s Ruins, Black Colleges Survive: Xavier University, the nation’s only historically black Catholic university, expected half its…
An oddly-titled article, “Katrina sweeps us pride” by Tushar Charan, has been published in the Asian Tribune. The “pride,” I gather, is in regard to…
I don’t think I’ve mentioned anything about our next-door neighbor, Craig. His house was pretty badly damaged by the flood, and he does not plan…
The roofer came back and fixed the clicking whirly-fan. Hooray. And they only charged $400 total for the two-fan job. That included the hardware, the…
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…