Category: Haps

On one hand I am really glad Razzoo exists. As it concentrates all types of folks I’d rather not be drinking with in one spot in the Quarter. So rather than encountering these people randomly, I can decrease my chances of coming across them by staying a few blocks away from it. Of course, The…

Blah… Blah..Blah… New Orleans’ inspector general has just released Blah… Blah..Blah… scathing letter Blah… Blah..Blah… Riley has recently tried to assuage public outrage Blah… Blah..Blah… cooperate with the Police Monitor and obey the law. Blah… Blah..Blah… Will he be fired over this? Will he be indicted for this? Will he resign over this? No, no…

Charges Filed in Katrina Inquiry Picture this: A law-enforcement officer is operating in post-disaster area, cut off from any sort of central command. The mayor and police chief are on national television erroneously reporting on babies being raped. A large percentage of your colleagues have abandoned their duties. There are real threats to safety and…

My wife and I just received a letter from State Representative Jeff Arnold defending the integrity of his father Tom, who is running for District C Councilperson. He makes reference to mailers and signs one of his opponents is putting out and states, “you may have even seen stickers they have attached to our yard…

… of last week was the death of St. Bernard resident Donald Bordelon, who died of a heart attack in his rebuilt home. A Farewell To Donald Bordelon, Katrina Survivor Bordelon was a frequent subject of NPR stories. When you hear him speak in them there is no questioning he is from The Parish. I…

Note: I am trying to get ahold of a friend who is an intellectual property lawyer on this. … I am not convinced the NFL is trying to claim ownership of the phrase “Who Dat” but they might be trying to enforce copyright as it relates to ‘Who Dat’ in black and gold coloring or…

I know this clip is a little old but I think it shows how in any given Mayoral forum / debate. James Perry is the smartest guy in the room. And, he was an Eagle Scout. Video: Louis Maistros (who also wrote an awesome book).

I am overcome with a sense of pride in seeing Nola bloggers seizing the day in this election. On their blogs and Twitter, Nola bloggers have been giving constant reports and commentary from debates and forums. Finally, “analysis” I actually care about from people I have something in common with. Smart, funny, informed dispatches from…

There once was a time when I opened Craigslist every day and poured over the job postings looking for something, anything. I was never very successful. It was a frustrating process that was detailed in this post back in 2007… When Enough Isn’t Enough But it’s gotten amazingly worse… Nov 16 – Web designer needed…

When I read about the ad I actually thought it was worse than it actually turned out to be. But it seemed fine actually. I don’t have high expectations of politicians (local and otherwise) anyway so it’s not exactly offensive that one might use bleeped out cuss words in their ads. Though when Pants said…