July 2007

Day 692: South Mississippi Is Sinking

July 22, 2007

Coastal Subsidence Throws Off Elevation Data South Mississippi has sunk about a foot in less than 40 years, and according to geology and surveying experts, the subsidence is throwing off the most basic elevation data used by builders, planners and engineers. My favorite line: “Officials said the drop is due to instability in the Earth’s [...]

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Day 692: India Elects First Woman President

July 22, 2007

While the United States tries to figure out whether Hilary Clinton is man enough to take over the executive branch of government, India elects Pratibha Patil as its president , 23 years after the assassination of its female prime minister. This doesn’t say anything about India’s often-uncivilized attitudes towards women, but speaks volumes about that [...]

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Day 691: Goat’s Blog

July 21, 2007

This Pearls Before Swine strip made me think of blog commenters in general (mine excluded, of course), and the nola.com “blog posts.” How I wish some of their commenters would respond so succinctly. Tweet

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July 20, 2007

In addition to shirking all responsibility for falling standards at his office, it appears that our DA needs (and probably invited) an entourage. Given the recent outbursts by Jordan fans at City Hall, I call for a New Orleans version of this music video. We’ll call it Midura vs. Jordan Girl. [No, none of what's [...]

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Day 690: Cheers, Lou!

July 20, 2007

Tales Of The Cocktail Salutes Lou Giglio D and I met Lou a few years back at a friend’s housewarming party in MidCity, not far from the Fairgrounds. Lou lived in the condo upstairs and came down to be neighborly, although the party was littered with loud twenty- and thirty-somethings. No one knew who he [...]

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Day 689: A Government Deserved, A Government Deserved?

July 19, 2007

This post is dedicated to everyone who wants to live, not be killed or watch people be killed in New Orleans, with no hope for justice. Before the Eddie Jordan situation goes farther into the realm of race, politics and history, let’s talk about the case that brought on this latest bout of public outrage. [...]

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Day 688: Who Will Be The Next Anna Pou?

July 18, 2007

Hundreds of Supporters Rally Behind Anna Pou This is what nurse Cathy Green said that stuck with and scared the wits out of me. “Heaven forbid another hurricane comes this way, you are going to hear people say I’m not staying, I’m not letting what happened to Dr. Pou and the two nurses happen to me. [...]

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Day 688: Absolut New Orleans

July 18, 2007

Under the auspices of Tales Of The Cocktail, Absolut Vodka introduces its latest: limited edition Absolut New Orleans, with 100% of profits to benefit Gulf Coast rebuilding charities. “A blend of flavors evocative of the city of New Orleans,” the site says. So, it’s going to taste like a Hand Grenade mixed with Zatarain’s Creole seasoning. The press release [...]

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Day 687: Bringing Back Bayou Bienvenue

July 17, 2007

Have you ever seen Bayou Bienvenue just north of the Lower Ninth Ward? Did you know that at the “end of town” that is Florida Avenue, across the railroad tracks and behind a floodwall begins what used to be a thriving cypress swamp that works its way eastward to Lake Borgne, forming the northern geographic [...]

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July 16, 2007

In other news, D and I waited until Saturday afternoon for Harry Potter 5 to avoid the mass of screaming little humanity and feeble parental attempts to shush it up. Whomever promoted this movie overdid it — by the time it got to theatres, we’d watched most of the good bits on the internet. Ralph Fiennes [...]

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