This week’s This American Life episode, “Held Hostage” features an interesting New Orleans Story… Act Two. Misdeeds. An angry man in New Orleans seeks revenge against people who bought property that he formerly owned and that was seized by the city. The homeowners find themselves trapped in a morass of paperwork, court visits… and worse….
Month: June 2010
Louisiana Permanent Fund
Alaska Permanent Fund Coastal Parish residents need one of these little permanent fund thingys…
Politically Absurd
Attention elected officials, we the people do not want and will not get politically behind things like DUI roadblocks, red light cameras and most especially placard reentry… Car placards to be used for re-entry in case of mandatory evacuation this hurricane season These are the types of government that voters hate. People want better roads,…
‘Mistakes Were Made’
I sense a ‘mistakes were made’ moment in the future… From Wikipedia “Mistakes were made” is an expression that is commonly used as a rhetorical device, whereby a speaker acknowledges that a situation was handled poorly or inappropriately but seeks to evade any direct admission or accusation of responsibility by using the passive voice. The…
Dixie Brewery Painting
By my fellow Jackson Square arts Laura ‘Larry’ Welter. Holla back for details. 36″x48″ Oil $400
I Don’t Get Republicans
I get conservatives. I do. Less government. I understand that. Don’t agree with it. But I grasp it as an ethos. Probably more than many Republicans. I’ve been following John Labruzzo since the tube tying for poor folks debacle in 2008. Lately, he is all about HB 617, his push for the state to drug…
‘Go Off!’
Spike Lee to Obama: ‘Go off!’ “One time, go off!” director Spike Lee urged on CNN’s “AC 360°.” “If there’s any one time to go off, this is it, because this is a disaster.” Lee’s sentiment echoes the frustration of people who want to see Obama get loud, take charge and inspire them like he…
Brutalist
A while back, I was thinking about the Superdome the other day and started tooling around Wikipedia and checking out stadiums in other cities. I am sure we have all started into the Wikipedia nebula on a fact-finding mission and let its stream-of-consciousness index of links and articles carry us through all sorts of subject…