I was surprised to discover this morning that our one-way street had reversed direction overnight. Well, it wasn’t a big surprise really. The city had…
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I was surprised to discover this morning that our one-way street had reversed direction overnight. Well, it wasn’t a big surprise really. The city had…
When we got back from our trip Sunday, one of the first things I noticed was that damn canister is still sitting there next to…
The damage to our car from running up on that curb has been repaired. The bill? $4,008.53. Xy’s response: Time to get a new car.…
I was hanging out with the neighbors across the street one evening, about a month ago. I was mostly talking to this older gentleman, a…
While my neighbor on one side faces an unwanted demolition, the house on the other side has been a completely different story. It was a…
My next door neighbor (now living in Texas) was a little skeptical when I told him that his house was slated for demolition. Where was…
As I’ve mentioned before, a white Honda Prelude has been sitting on our block for over three months. It’s had debris piled on it. It’s…
Friday night I was hangin’ with the neighbs across the street. Everybody was joking and laughing and having a good time. I remember thinking it…
In April I looked out my window and saw three white kids pushing a white car. They stopped just down the street from our house.…
The neighbors across the street did it real big for Independence Day: a tent, two grills, and two pools for the kiddies. The party had…
Some days I feel pretty gloomy about the way things are going in my little area of Mid-City. But on other days I feel much…
They’ve finally started work on the house next door to ours, which has been an eyesore for years. They’ve decided to renovate rather than demolish.…
I’m not certain, but it seems to me there is a dearth of summer camps and similar activities for youth in New Orleans as the…
Xy came home from visiting with a friend yesterday evening to discover that our block was a crime scene. Police had the street blocked off…
Here it is eight days later, and my head is still stuck in Easter Sunday. I keep thinking back to a conversation I had with…
The other weird thing about the yard work we did on Easter Sunday is that a lot of it wasn’t really in our yard at…
Easter Sunday. Xy and I spend the day engaged in yard work. Our “yard” is about 4′ x 12′ between the sidewalk in front of…
Occasionally a single photograph captures the essence of a time and place, the zeitgeist as it were. click to enlarge
The neighbors across the street had a birthday party for their three-year old daughter yesterday. It brought a touch of color and festivity to our…