March 2006

Day 198: The Girl From The City Beneath The Sea

March 14, 2006

It is highly unusual for me not to receive any mail for three days in a row. Following a short condemnation of the local postal system, I remind myself that friends who live in Mid City have received at most three pieces of mail in the last two months, and that their garbage hasn’t been [...]

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Day 194: ‘Cuz I’m A Bayou Badger

March 10, 2006

Just returned from a Chris Rose book signing at The Shops at Canal Place, better known to us as Canal Place Mall or just Saks And The Theatre. 1 Dead In Attic is a self-published compendium of “stories by Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose, recounting the first four harrowing months of life in New Orleans after [...]

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Day 192: Only In New Orleans

March 8, 2006

does the Clerk of Criminal District Court flout court orders and arrest warrants by going into hiding, emerge to announce her candidacy for mayor, and get jailed for contempt of court and not admitting her guilt. The kicker: she’s still on the mayoral ballot. From nola.com: “[Kimberly Williamson Butler] landed in jail after nine of [...]

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Day 190: With A Bit Of A Mind Flip, You’re Into The Time Slip

March 6, 2006

Do you recall returning home from your first day at kindergarten or a new school? Remember all the curious faces that stared at you and then asked, “So, how was it?” Immediately, you broke down and gave them a list of all the good and bad* – your new teachers and friends were great but [...]

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Day 189: Bon Appetit!

March 5, 2006

Now perusing The New Orleans Menu Restaurant Index, open area restaurants listed by neighborhood. This is a great service that prevents us from arriving at a formerly-open establishment only to find it closed and proceeding to fall to the ground with a massive sugar-low while gnawing on our arms. Can you tell I’m hungry? The [...]

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Day 188: The Road Ahead

March 4, 2006

Onto matters of the city. For the next few days, posts will center on Orleans Parish elections, state leadership, levees and other aspects of our area’s path forward. First, who wants to be a contender or just a bum? Fasten your seatbelts for this goat rodeo. Katrina postponed our elections for key city spots, but [...]

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Day 187: Mardi Gras 2006 – A Retrospectacle

March 3, 2006

Some productivity prevailed today. I give you all of my pictures from the past Mardi Gras season [schedule], categorized by parade and/or celebration attended. Mardi Gras was officially successful. All Mardi Gras 2006 pictures Krewe du Vieux Krewe of Carrollton Krewe of King Arthur Knights of Chaos Krewe of Muses Krewe of Hermes Le Krewe [...]

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Day 186: Six Months Later

March 2, 2006

This is my first evening at home in New Orleans in six months when I am not visiting from Houston and/or Mardi Gras is not going on. Stuff is everywhere. For instance, the scanner is on the living-room floor under Dune: The Butlerian Jihad, surrounded by a stack of unread magazines, a bag of clothes [...]

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