Snuck out to the Riverside and caught these last few shots before the Spillway opens tomorrow. I’ll try and get out there Saturday after the Spillway opens and see if there is any difference in the level. The velocity seems to have picked up and I even saw rapid currents with small whitecaps out in…
Author: Varg
Big River Fast
It’s not just the height, it’s the velocity. From Algiers Point, lil peice of drift wood flows fast… From Woldenberg Park, big tug struggles… More pics… This tuggy took a wiiiidde turn ’round the Point… This pic was taken around the Point two weeks ago… This pic of the same spot on Sunday… UPDATE: While…
A Few Questions
I have a few questions regarding the story linked below: Second teenage girl identifies Bonds in court; Juror tells court Bonds is “fidgeting” during testimony When they say… “Now we’re reading the testimony?” prosecutor deBlanc objected. Judge Jerome Winsberg agrees. …do they change tense in the middle of the paragraph? When they say… “Judge, these…
On Yo Feet
I noticed that Reinventing The Crescent plans are on the front page of Nola.com today and, after taking a look at them and recalling my leisurely bike ride down the Moonwalk yesterday, I thought to myself, “Wow, looks like the future will be bright for shoeshine scammers.” Yes, they are still out in full force…
Commiserate
…to feel or express sorrow or sympathy. Anyone feel like commiserating maybe tomorrow after work? Name the time and place and I’ll be there.
AshMo
Ashley Morris has gone back to the Universe and the void he leaves will be spiritually vast. I knew him mostly through comments on this blog and his. I had several conversations with him at different events but essentially, digital missives comprised our friendship, exchanges about New Orleans and sometimes about our former hometown of…
Big River Risin’
They say Ol’ Man River is high but my dog Doris already knows because she did her own inspection on Sunday… The pic below was taken in 2006… And this from the same spot on Sunday… And here’s a couple more…
Nice Job, Mods
Here is the article that mostly details a woman’s grief over the death of her niece who was found strangled in East New Orleans… Sojourn in city ends in tragedy Article was posted at Friday at 10:53 p.m. And here is the message in the comments that followed… I imagine she was tricking, smoking, begging,…
“He Swiped Like A Visa”
The title of this post refers to: A: A neighbor of mine’s attempt to keep mosquitoes off his neck last night. B: A description of a shoplifting incident at my friend’s store. c: A Mexican father’s description of his son’s attempt at breaking a pinata. D: A description of the NOPD’s buttock searching technique. If…
Information Is Power
French Quarter blogger Thom Khaler’s publishing of 8th District police reports “with embellishment, spin (and) wisecracks” has led to Edwin Hosli, commander of the 8th District, to fire off the following e-mail to those on his list: “I believe that it is time for the 8th District to begin sending out updates directly to the…