The Florestine Collection Listen link at the bottom of the page. I listened to this a few weeks back but have just now had the chance to post it. ‘The Story’ is an amazing podcast in addition to this story on the lasting impacts of Helen Hill and Dinerral Shavers. It’s about an hour of…
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WWL Has The Scoop on Bounce Blowers
WWL Tweet: WWLTV: Tonight at 10: LSU has banned what it calls “drug paraphernalia” from its dorms. Find out what it is tonight at 10 on WWLTV No! Tune into the Chicory at 8:00! An instrument used to cover up the smell of pot. instead of just blowing the smoke into the air and smelling…
Few Opener Thoughts…
– Garrett Hartley has only missed two field goals for the Saints before last night and one of them was a 62-yarder. He also was 13-13 in 2008. Let’s give him a pass for now. – There are still people out there beating up on the defense. They were a huge part of our victory…
Little Known Facts About Chief Serpas …
– He wears a size 22 shoe. – He was courted by both the Montreal Alouettes and Washington Redskins to play pro football. – He was in dozens of movies and TV shows. His biggest role was as the giant Fezzik in Rob Reiner’s 1987 The Princess Bride. Serpas was also Bigfoot in the Six…
Intrepid Citizen Journalism
Citizen Journalist and activist Lance “Varg” Vargas will be on a fact finding excursions to Destin, Florida this weekend. He will get to the bottom of the effects on the oil spill on the beaches off 30A. He will attempt to observe the sheen in the water by splashing around in the surf. Attempts to…
Fear and Loathing at Rising Tide 5
NOTE: This post should have lots of links but doesn’t. After a year of planning the Conference was set to pop. I picked my wife Romy up from Tulane with a Toyota full of extra chairs and tables and electrical wiring none of which we would eventually need but were there as a back-up. My…
Less Lying or More Firing?
Serpas takes hard stance against lying in plan for NOPD A question I wanted to ask Chief Serpas on Saturday at Rising Tide was in reference to his “You Lie, You Die” policy toward the department. Just wondering if the end result will be more firings or less lying? I think it depends a lot…
More Reading on Mac Mac McClelland’s Keynote Speech at RT5
For anyone who heard Mac McClelland’s Rising Tide 5 Keynote speech on Saturday and was wanting to do anymore reading on what she said, links and audio are below. Also, see this post from the Rising Tide blog. At :28 the story below is referenced… Gulf focus shifts, but where is all the oil? At…
8/29/2010: The Chaos of a Storm
After witnessing the effects of hurricanes over the years of living on the Gulf Coast, one of the most amazing things about them is the chaos they create, and what comes out of it. You take a group of variables and apply the same stimulus to them, after a period of time, patterns form. You…