There are two bills under consideration by the Louisiana legislature which have caught my interest. House Bill 1626 “prohibits wearing pants below the waist.” For…
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There are two bills under consideration by the Louisiana legislature which have caught my interest. House Bill 1626 “prohibits wearing pants below the waist.” For…
Six months or so until our big presidential election. I’m going to be bold and predict Bush as the winner. This way, no matter what…
Today, just after noon, a teenage boy was shot in the head just a block and a half from our house. He’s dead now. There…
Our administrative assistant has affixed a “Harry Potter for President” bumper sticker to the top of her computer monitor. She says a lot of people…
I’ve been off caffeine for six days or so. I feel generally run-down and tired, but I’m not, really. I seem to have the same…
Once I asked my dad what his favorite month was. He thought about it and said, “Probably June.” I found that I agreed with him.…
Xy got a call last nite from “Crafting Coast to Coast,” which is a show for HGTV that is currently in production. Apparently they go…
Here’s some things that happened over the last few days: Got drenched to the skin on the way to work Friday morning. It rained real…
It comes but twice a year, here at the university: Quiet Day. It’s the day after the classes end but before finals begin. I’d like…
I’m in coffee-reduction mode. Friday I limited myself to two cups. Ditto Saturday. Ditto Sunday. Today I cut down to one. The plan is to…
I finally got religion. Here’s how it happened. Here in New Orleans, Jazz Fest is a big deal. A really big deal. I mean, people…
One of the neighbor girls was over at our house tonight, helping Xy water the garden. She’s three years old, cute as a button, and…
National Library Week is almost over. I work in a library. To be more precise, I work in a building which houses a library. I…
I led an informal discussion today on the topic of “Blogs and the Blogging Bloggers Who Blog Them.” Does this make me an expert?
Xy’s fifth grade class is building a model of an environmentally friendly house for an Earth Day contest, sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Environmental…
Edward J. Branley gave a talk at my favorite bookstore tonight about his new book, New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line. I rode my bike…
Up until two years ago, I’d only had one filling in my entire life. But that has changed. The dentist gave me two fillings today.…
It’s official. I’m a delegate to the Green Party National Convention in Milwaukee this summer. I will be one of nine delegates representing the Green…
After a forty-year interruption, streetcar service has been restored to Canal Street in New Orleans. The first stop, at Canal and Salcedo, is just a…
I was supposed to take our fat cat, Archer, to the vet today for a follow-up. We’ve had her on reduced rations for the last…