I got a note from a good friend last week that really threw me for a loop. He basically called me out for being a bad friend. He said I’d been dismissive, insulting and hostile. He was very polite but very direct, which I appreciated. The details are too personal to share, but it made [...]
One day in May 2005, three friends got together and hiked three miles through the heart of New Orleans along the old Norfolk-Southern rail line, the so-called “Lafitte Corridor.”
Last May, 18 people made the hike.
And now we’re doing it again.
(Click to enlarge the map.)
Last year’s hike sparked the birth of the Friends of Lafitte [...]
The 19th story about our renovation appeared in today’s paper.
Donna told me she almost couldn’t get to work today because the buses weren’t running.
“Why aren’t they running?” I wondered.
“Because the drivers are on strike,” she said. “Check nola.com.”
So I did, and sure enough, they’ve posted a story about it:
RTA sick-out strands riders, may affect Jazzfest
Recently nola.com has moved to what appears to be a [...]
There were four “V” movies on my list, and three of them were quite good. In fact, I’m not sure which of these I liked best:
Victim — 1961. If I said this was gay noir you’d probably get the wrong idea. It’s a taut and suspenseful drama about a time (not that long ago) when [...]
After months of eager anticipation, we finally got out new trash can yesterday.
It has finally arrived. Part of the city’s new big fat garbage contracts are these new big fat garbage cans, designed for semi-automated pickup. Some have hailed the contracts as a big win for a couple minority-owned businesses. Others have decried the new [...]
Xy and I are back in our flooded home, trying to help rebuild New Orleans.
If you are looking to get in touch, hit my celly at 812-391-0818. Or leave a comment on a post. Or you could e-mail me. I don't like to publish my address because of spam, but it's easy to deduce: the current four digit year at ye olde rox dotte com.
I use the sobriquet "Editor B" when writing here to maintain a minimal level of privacy and freedom. Plus, nicknames are cool, and I've always wanted to be cool.
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