A few weeks back I had a bit of an educational experience. I can’t get into specifics, but I’m wondering if I might be able…
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A few weeks back I had a bit of an educational experience. I can’t get into specifics, but I’m wondering if I might be able…
We’ve taken Persephone out of daycare for the summer. Xy’s finally having some time to bond with her, which is a refreshing change after this…
My daughter and I enjoyed a fine outing to the park and museum Sunday, but when we came home the house was strangely quiet. No…
I have quotes in a couple recent press releases regarding the city’s reacquisition of the so-called LIFT parcel, which brings us back full circle.
Despite the fact that this event was promoted primarily through a social network site, and despite the fact that I’m supposedly “into” that sort of…
Here’s a shot of the Times-Picayune, Section C, May 29, 2010. Oops. I still remember when I discovered the existence of typos and other such…
Many people around the city are familiar with Grace Episcopal Church on Canal Street, as many community meetings are held there. Mid-City Neighborhood Organization meets…
So I says to Howie, I says, “Howie, the good news is they’ve installed that new toilet in the men’s room.” As for the bad…
For the last week Xy and Persephone have been out in the proverbial boonies, hanging with some friends at a remote cabin way out in…
My wife and daughter went out of town with some friends for the holiday weekend, leaving me here in New Orleans to fend for myself.…
Despite the rain, hundreds of people turned out for the protest yesterday, so many I couldn’t fit them all even in this wide panoramic shot.…
Here are the seminars I’ll be attending at Tales of the Cocktail. You can expect an in-depth account of each one on this blog come…
We’ve been in the habit of eating salmon about once a week, usually on Sunday. I’ve perfected a very simple method: a sprinkling of Tony’s…
I haven’t been to a protest for a while. Think I’ll make this one. BP Oil Flood Protest Sunday, May 30, 2010 1:00pm – 7:30pm…
We stopped by our friends’ house yesterday and I talked to a couple four-year-old-boys playing in the sandbox. One of the boys had a sucker…
I hesitate to write much about the oil apocalypse in the Gulf, because it’s complicated and technical and I don’t want to be perceived as…
We found this anomaly at our local grocery store. Ever seen an egg shaped like this before? Both ends are the same size! Such eggs…
Dear Persephone, For some reason, I didn’t realize you were old enough to appreciate stories. I mean, even though I read you storybooks every night,…
I can’t take the blame for this one. That goes to Michael Homan. But if you watch closely you’ll see me a few times throughout…
I was recently contacted by a college student at a certain large Midwestern state-sponsored university. It seems he was enrolled in a revolutionary film studies…