A fella on an online messageboard I frequent created a thread touting the fact that he was accepted into the University of Florida graduate school program for industrial and systems engineering. I replied to his post by saying he could come on over here and fix our levees when he graduates. His response? “There’s no…
Month: August 2007
Sunday Grooves and the F-Bomb
A couple Katrina-related videos that, in addition to being some tight grooves are also spot-on politically. George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People Mos Def – Katrina Klap (Dollar Day)
Liens du Moment: Special Edition! Hey America! New Orleans Sucks!
Report: New Orleans Still Lacks Jobs Forbes A Billion Dollars Later, New Orleans Still at Risk The Old Gray Lady
Wizard Rock!
Dear Jeffrey, WTF? – Varg
I Have Paid A Dear Price…
… for my tendency to rely on electronic media. See, I haven’t read the Gambit in weeks. I read Nola.com instead of the Times-Picayune (the Web site is a sorry excuse for the real thing I know). Offbeat? I grab it when I see it. Where’ Yat? Where Y’aint! Yes, I get my news from…
A Short, Manic Assessment
A month or so ago, when William Jefferson was indicted, there seemed to be a general celebration among the people I talked to about it. People were glad that the crooked politician and State-embarrassment had received what he had coming to him. Not so with this Oliver Thomas thing. I actually heard a commentator on…
Bloggin’ Da Saints
Since Football season is upon us I just wanted to link to a coupla Saints blogs I have followed since last year: First, there’s die-hard Saints fan and Bloodly Mary-slurper Dillyberto’s OUR NEW ORLEANS SAINTS. Then for Saints commentary and other random musings there is Saintseer Says. Lastly we have a more news-based blog called…
OT Outtie
Sources: Federal probe nets councilman in parking lot payment scheme City Councilman and future mayoral contender Oliver Thomas has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to charges of demanding illegal payments from a City Hall vendor and is expected to resign his at-large seat on the council as early as Monday, If…
Diverse Communities: Bad?
I was driving down Newton the other day and thought to myself, “New Orleans may have a lot of problems but at least it is the most integrated city in America.” And I took comfort in that. Then the next day, I happened upon this podcast which suggested that’s not such a good thing. Go…
Sugar Ray Nagin is Delusional!
Nagin calls N.O.’s dangerous image a “two-edged sword” From the article: Responding to a TV reporter’s question about whether New Orleans’ murder rate hurts the city’s tourism economy, Mayor Ray Nagin on Thursday called the phenomenon a “two-edged sword.” “Do I worry about it? Somewhat. It’s not good for us, but it also keeps the…