May 2006

Day 265: I Voted

May 20, 2006

And fixed all WordPress blog bugs (a separate post on that later). Now, I hit I-10 to International Foods in Metairie (post-K hours: 9AM-8PM M-Sa; 12-6PM Su) to buy Indian stuff for my large-city-dwelling mom. This may strike some as taking coal to Newcastle, but you’d be amazed at what the store carries. Can you [...]

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May 19, 2006

May 19th, 2006 – Don’t forget to vote tomorrow. Note that some polling places have changed and polls close at 8 PM for all elections in Louisiana. If you’re interested, I’ll be watching the results pour in from the safety of Fahy’s in the Quarter. Tweet

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Day 264: Maitri’s Guide To The WordPress 2.0 Upgrade

May 19, 2006

Not that you, dear reader, can tell, but VatulBlog now runs on WordPress 2.0. What are women but whimsical multi-taskers, who decide suddenly to upgrade their blog platforms between paying bills and dinner on the stove? The upgrade took, but not without its problems, especially given that I upgraded from 1.5.2 to 2.0.2, i.e. Long [...]

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May 19, 2006

May 19, 2006 – Last night, I dreamed that Fahy’s was under new “communal” ownership and that even regulars were forced to undergo an application/scrutiny process prior to continued patronage. One of the new “owners” didn’t like me and, since she possessed a larger share, denied me entry. *The horror* Good thing I woke up. Tweet

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May 19, 2006

May 19, 2006 – My first aside! There have been reported incidents of gunpoint robberies near the Chevron building on Gravier and O’Keefe Streets in the CBD. Just lovely. As a result, police patrols and the number of detail officers have increased in the area. nola.com, the 8th District crime map and T-P crime reports [...]

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Day 263: What’s Wrong With The Internet?

May 18, 2006

The eWorld is not rocking my casbah today. 1. What is up with the spammers? Just this afternoon, I’ve had to delete 200 pieces of junk out of blog moderation. Add to that the “urgent notifi…” that have escaped my company’s spam filter. 2. How many of you like the new face of Flickr? Be [...]

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Day 263: We Don’t Know Where We’re Going

May 18, 2006

… but we know where we’ve been. (Yes, I realize that’s Road To Nowhere inverted) When elections roll around, my mind invariably wanders to travel. The stress, contentiousness and negative campaign ads (read: evolved poo-slinging) related to what should be the willing presence and participation in the Here And Now makes me want to go [...]

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Day 262: The Earth As Dessert

May 17, 2006

Geology is delectable, don’t you know? It’s the only subject I know in which food analogies are used to aptly describe phenomena. Using techniques of seismology and modeling, a large chunk of dense, oceanic crust has been discovered at the base of the mantle, or to make it sound cooler for the kids in the [...]

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Day 262: So Much For The Silent Vote

May 17, 2006

Here are my picks for the Orleans Parish runoff election coming up this Saturday. Tired of politics as usual in this city, the silence on my endorsements is over. Only we, concerned citizens and voters, can prevent continued injustice from blooming like mold on top of a gross violation of contractarian government. Clerk, Criminal Court: [...]

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