November 2007

Day 811: The Undiscovered Country

November 16, 2007

Be careful what you wish for. Last evening, I complained inwardly that I’m always the last one to know my family’s goings-on, owing partially to the sheer geographic distance between us. Before turning in for the night, I called my parents to say Hello and got them as they stood outside the ICU of a [...]

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Day 810: Another Election This Weekend

November 15, 2007

My picks: State Senate, District 5 – Cheryl Gray. Just say no to the Jefferson Machine. Note: Former candidate David Williams’s flier regarding Gray’s stance on crime is a puzzler. When a few of us local bloggers talked with him before the last election, I remember Williams saying that if he weren’t running, he’d support Gray, and that [...]

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Day 810: Step Down Now, Mayor Nagin

November 15, 2007

The mayor of New Orleans has a choice — either he insults us or works with us. Over and above these options, he shouldn’t get to waste our money. November 10th’s Times Picayune reports that Nagin recently threw a temper tantrum, and snuck in a pat on his own back, owing to the low voter turnout in our [...]

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Day 807: New Orleans News

November 12, 2007

As much as the newspapers and TV push me towards other stories, the news keeps coming back to New Orleans. 1) New Orleans – America’s #2 most sedentary city. The Big Easy has faced challenges more formidable than any city in this group. Perhaps slow rebuilding and changes in the local economy have contributed to [...]

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November 12, 2007

GMail is so “helpful.” It scans my email, sees mention of the word “Calgary” and changes web clips at the top to reflect local news. Life heads towards Gattaca at a rapid pace – Yahoo News: Government seeks to redefine privacy. Only if I get to look like Uma Thurman. Tweet

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Day 807: Visiting Canada Soon?

November 12, 2007

Do you know what 85 Canadian cents buys these days? One US dollar, that’s what, which made my $5 coffee purchase in Calgary this morning elicit a cringe out of my wallet. How long until our money is worth something again even if the stronger loonie now causes Canadians pain? A tip: Try to get here way before midnight when [...]

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Day 804: Babelfish Bad In Hebrew To Dutch Department

November 9, 2007

This is a lot worse than Eat, Shoots And Leaves, but if I know the Dutch, they have a sense of humor. Another thing to note is that the average citizen of Holland speaks fantastic English making this translation, and the use of Babelfish at that, wholly unnecessary. Online translator sparks diplomatic row (Thanks, D!) [...]

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Day 804: Packer Pilgrimage

November 9, 2007

No, not mine to Lambeau Field; I’ll have to forego a visit this year, the first time in eight. *sulk* Scout Prime sent me a video of members of the Door County Gulf Coast Relief fund on their way to do reconstruction work in Kiln, MS, home of the greatest quarterback in the world (and imaginary boyfriend), Brett Favre. [...]

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Day 803: Out Of India

November 8, 2007

One more for “Everything comes from India” Uncle: Many Mammals Came from India, Discovery Suggests Not only does new evidence suggest that the K-T mass extinction came about due to massive volcanic eruptions in what is now the southeastern part of India, the mammalian explosion of the early Cenozoic seems to have taken place there [...]

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