Some things that would stimulate my economy… – Increase of salvaged wood folk art sales. – A two percent interest loan for $20,000. – A settlement on my 9 year old student loans. – Walking away from my credit card debt. – An increase in people needing Web sites. – The right six numbers. –…
‘… As A Man Who Doesn’t Care If He Get’s (Re) Elected!’
I forgot to post this last week… The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Mardi Gras Celebrations Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor Rap BattleJoke of the Day
Wish John Luck
My neighbor John works for the city and I apologize for not knowing which department. I think it is either Energy or Environmental Affairs. I tried looking it up but couldn’t find his name listed at CityofNo. But anyway, he is leaving this week to go to Washington to meet with Energy Secretary Steven Chu…
“The Recovery”
It’s been in my head for a while now and I haven’t exactly figured out how to present the notion. It’s been in there half-baked. So I think I’m just going to try it stream-of-consciousness style… I’m sick of “the recovery.” I understand the aftermath of the flood is going to last for a long…
Carnival ’09 Wrap-up
– Where were all the Reno 911 ladies? When it says “cast”, I want the cast! – There was some Awards show that happened? – There was some speech? – The whole season was preceded by a crippling stomach virus last Tuesday that didn’t retreat until a few hours before Muses. – Muses was once…
The Concealment Sin
This here is a pretty fine example of Nagin’s “concealment” sin… Mayor Ray Nagin’s 2008 e-mails deleted in violation of records law So if we are all left to wonder what may have been in there. The only thing we can do is speculate. And since everyone’s already suspicious of him, he doesn’t lose any…
Nola.comedy
It’s not a puzzle why the lunatics flock to Nola.com’s message boards. Take at look at these awful heds… This one is just full of lunacy! They are using “horse sense because they are on horses! And the drunk tourists they are wrangling are party “animals.” Hey, horses are animals! Planes land at airports and…
The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar
My very, very favorite episode of This American Life is available as a downloadable mp3 this week so if you are bored at work today and want to hear a great story, give it a listen. It’s set partly in Louisiana so there’s a bit of a local connection as well. The Ghost of Bobby…
KDV!
It seems like every F’n one in town is going to Krewe Du Vieux tonight so I have just two simple requests… 1.) To the thugs, please don’t kill anyone. 2.) To the NOPD, please don’t kill anyone! See yall out there. Also, I think it was the late great Ashmo who proclaimed the permanent…
These Get Old
After 5 burglaries New Orleanian gives up, moving to Austin These stories, they get old after a while. It’s generally the same, someone is leaving town, blaming something. I’ve read or listened to dozens of these just in the few five years I have nbeen here. Those who left who are checking in to say…