Day 459: New Orleans And Its Schools - Left Behind
Posted on November 30, 2006 - Filed Under education, government, movies/tv, new orleans | 2 Comments
Vince Morelli and Jason Berry have just completed their documentary on the New Orleans Public Schools system. Those close to the project are really thrilled at the job they did and how this project turned out. I expect it to be a great film, and it’s only one hour long. You can learn […]
Read More..>>Day 458: Homing Pigeon Technology To Replace NOLA COX Monopoly
Posted on November 29, 2006 - Filed Under funny, gizmos & hacks, new orleans | 2 Comments
You’ve heard my incessant squawking over internet service in this city. Brian sends me a great alternative to our connectivity problem: the lowly domesticated Rock pigeon. Though a joke released in April 1990, IP Over Avian Carriers might just do the trick. (Don’t miss the hilarious ping script.)
On April 28, 2001 … the [Bergen Linux User Group] sent […]
Day 457: Watch Out, FSM!
Posted on November 28, 2006 - Filed Under funny | 3 Comments
I’m tired and cranky after a long day of renovating a Carrollton day care center’s play area, but want you all to know one crucial thing:
Jedi Knights are the fourth-largest religion in the UK and they want international recognition.
My friend, Mark, asks a pertinent question: “If I join do I get a free light saber?”
Posted on November 26, 2006 - Filed Under blurbs, government | Leave a Comment
“The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.” — P.J. O’Rourke
Read More..>>Day 455: Gratitude
Posted on November 26, 2006 - Filed Under family & friends, food & drink, new orleans | 3 Comments
Mission MacBook For Suspect Device was a success! Yesterday, the Parental Units drove me into Cleveland where we met up with Mr. & Mrs. Device for an hour of conversation and dead-dropping the much-celebrated Apple product. They were both touched and thankful for the generosity of all of you who donated towards Greg’s […]
Read More..>>Day 454: Running With A Full Stomach
Posted on November 25, 2006 - Filed Under books, culture-society-history, desi / india, family & friends, food & drink | 1 Comment
My thighs ache from expanding for the Indian food wolfed down at yet another family dinner last night. Sadly, I didn’t win any of the rounds of the annual UNO championship, despite valiant attempts to thwart the dread Attack machine. We did play until Littlest Niece won a game, thus allowing her parents […]
Read More..>>Day 452: As The Tryptophan Sets In …
Posted on November 23, 2006 - Filed Under culture-society-history, government, new orleans | 3 Comments
Read Jeffrey’s detailed post on the hyper-local mechanics of politics and elections in Louisiana, more particularly in New Orleans before the upcoming Jefferson-Carter runoff.
[The] turf battle between competing local machines grasping to remain in power amongst a rebuilding, scattered, and unpredictable electorate is the heart of what this race is about. Everything else is a […]
Day 450: Merry Thanksgivoween!
Posted on November 21, 2006 - Filed Under culture-society-history, funny, movies/tv, music | 1 Comment
My good friend, R (known to some of you as txyankee), contributes to Merry Thanksgivoween, a “blog about the over-commercialization of the Christmas/Yule/Solistice holidays in the US and other parts of the world.”
Lately, those of us who watch TV have been subject to Christmas carols in ads, and it seems like the phenomenon arrives earlier […]
Day 450: When Did FEMA Get Historic District Authority?
Posted on November 21, 2006 - Filed Under We Are Not Ok, katrina, new orleans, recovery | 16 Comments
FEMA has blocked grant money which would have gone towards demolishing the St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church and building the Holy Cross school in its place.
Few in that area consider the church a beautiful or historic piece of property. CH, who grew up in Lake Vista says, “It’s an ugly, oddly-designed building that was built in […]
Posted on November 21, 2006 - Filed Under blurbs, gizmos & hacks | Leave a Comment
TechCrunch reviews BiteMyPhoto, which was written in Ruby on Rails and “is a dead simple tool that requires an absolute minimum amount of hassle - upload a photo, add metadata, set privacy, and get the URL or embed link for use on any site.”
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