Well, he’s gone. He didn’t drag it out and make it a spectacle. He just made mention of spending more time with his family and something else about not being a quitter, then he quit. He finally did an honorable thing and resigned from a job he lacked the heart and possibly even the skills…
Month: October 2007
T-P Reporting Jordan In Talks With Nagin To Step(ping) Down
Sources: Talks underway for Jordan to step down EDIT: He up-and-did it. an exit strategy for Jordan that could potentially involve a commitment from the city and possibly other parties to cover the $3.7 million judgment against Jordan’s office I wonder who some of the possible ‘other parties’ are? I mean, in addition to myself…
Daily Show ‘Nawlins Clips
Comedy Central has recently posted a ton of Daily Show videos to their Web site www.thedailyshow.com. One could spend hours browsing through the archive. I do miss some of those old correspondents. Anyway, I”ve embedded some of the ones that pertain to us below…
Suspect Flees…to Jordan’s House (updated 3)
Armed robbery suspect fled to D.A. Jordan’s house When I first read this story I thought, “Well damn, that’s some tough luck there. You are running from a crime scene and you just happen to pick the DA’s house to hide in.” But as I read further I discovered he was associated with the DA….
San Diego Fire and New Orleans Flood
It was my 30th birthday in 2003 and I was giddy from just having celebrated it by seeing one of the greatest rock bands of all time, Guided By Voices, play at a beach bar in San Diego. As my fiance picked my friend and I up from the show, ash was falling from the…
Rest In Peace Lucky Dube
R.I.P. Lucky… You grooved us at Congo Square in 2004, shortly before the thunder and lightning. Vigilante attacks after Dube murder
Short Shrift
short shrift – NOUN: 1. Summary, careless treatment; scant attention: These annoying memos will get short shrift from the boss. 2. Quick work. I couldn’t help but notice the short shrift given to certain Council at-Large seat candidates in the latest Gambit article by Allen Johnson Jr. After including large images and multiple paragraphs for…
If We Start Now…
Bill Cosby and Harvard Medical School Psychiatry Professor Dr. Alvin Poussaint were on Meet The Press Sunday (transcript | video) discussing with honesty and frankness issues facing the black community. Much of what was discussed was particularly interesting to me as a citizen of New Orleans and, as a result of my residency, having a…
Dust off the WTF
It’s been a while since I have utilized the ole WTF category but this story demands it: Dispute over dead mother leads to Kenner killing Kelvin Raymond lost his mother to heart failure Thursday. Three days later, he lost his life when a former neighbor stabbed him during a dispute over her, police said. Witnesses…
Atlantic City’s Mayor Vanishes…
… and come to think of it, I haven’t seen ours in a while either. Mired in scandal, a mayor goes missing Hey look! They think their mayor is a national embarrassment too!