This is a questionable headline in today’s Times-Pic and Nola.com in reference to aging Greatest Medal of Honor recipients: Heroes by any reckoning, the soldiers who helped win World War II are a dying breed. Now, I understand that these decorated octogenarians (who defeated Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo) are passing away at an accelerated rate….
Month: November 2006
Liens du Moment: 11/17
NPR shows journalism is alive and well and free of sensation with their Katrina coverage. Check the “One Year Later” podcasts, there are a few hours of interviews… NPR: Katrina and Recovery NPR “Some people got lost in the flood/Some people got away alright” Internet Archive: Details: Mississippi River Flood of 1927 Internet Archive Everything…
The Elusive HOV Lane…
How much did the High-Occupancy Vehicle lane going over the Crescent City Connection cost? I’m betting it was expensive. The engineering, the civic planning, the beurocracy. It had to be quite a task to get this expanse conceived and created. Why then, might I ask, is it virtually impossible to find the entrance to the…
Last Night…
I was coming home from dinner last night and I had just turned the corner at Whitney and Burmaster when a car zoomed past me at around 100 mph, missed me by a foot or so. I hadn’t finished thinking to myself, “What an asshole” when an NOPD cruiser sped past in chase. Inspired, I…
Furnished Stove and Refrigerator!
The ad reads… “Smallish, old fashioned 1 bedroom apartment at 828 N. Rampart, across from Armstrong Park. Furnished stove and refrigerator. Upstairs. Water included. Sorry no pets. 6 months minimum. $650 plus deposit. For more info, call 504-529-2367.” I’m not positive it’s the same apartment but it’s definitely real close. I mean real close. I’m…
Blogspotting 11/8: Drinks, Trains and Black Gold…
– Right Hand Thief spotted a story that fills me with cautious optimism and maybe even a little bit of hope. Of course, Harry isn’t so sure. – Wet Bank Guide reports on signs of life in City Park. Especially sweet for me is news that the mini choo-choo is being repaired. That should make…
Heath Shuler: Hope His Record In Congress…
…looks better than his record with the Saints. I was just wondering the other day whatever happened to Heath Shuler. Then I’m watching election coverage last night and I hear “Democrat Heath Shuler has won his party’s seat in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District.” And I say to my fiance, “Whaaaa? Heath Schuler? The one…
World’s Best Baked Scam
Originally published Nov. 15, 2004 New Orleans is home to some of the world’s best (and worst) waiters and waitresses. From the old man who has tirelessly slung Shrimp Arnaud at Arnaud’s for 40 years to the miscreant poet who drifts into the city to “become a writer” and ends up shilling wings at a…
Farewell to Storyville
Maybe this is what it will be like when the feds boot us out becuase the city is “untenable” as some have suggested.
Serial Flasher Nabbed!
Garden District flasher nabbed Well, ladies of Uptown, the show is over. That’s right, the serial flasher of the Garden District has been caught. If you wern’t one of the lucky ones, you missed your chance. The NOPD nabbed him today in Central City. Everybody can walk their dogs in peace now. Canton Jones, 26,…