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  • Rome and Dr Marion Nelson

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    I just finished watching the first season of HBO's series Rome. It's brilliant, and it reminded me of one of my favorite teachers at the University of Nebraska at Omaha: Dr Marion Nelson. Back in the late 1980's I took several courses from her, two of which were Roman Republic [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2009, 5:00pm EST
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  • The Doctor Will See You Now

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    It's been about 20 years since I visited a physician for a check up. I'm not much of a fan of the modern American medical industry. My distaste comes from working at various hospitals and nursing homes when I was younger. I encountered quite a few medical shysters, and the' [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 12:44pm EST
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  • More Evidence That We're Fighting Over the Soul of America

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    Yesterday in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, a panel of health professionals asked for continued federal support for the damaged health care infrastructure in New Orleans. The following debate occurred: "Is everyone so poor in Louisiana that the state cannot do more for you? Are you going" [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:27am EST
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  • Saints & Seagal

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    There are two things impacting my life right now in a very positive way. The first of course is the 11-0 Saints. I believe tight end Billy Miller when he writes that the Saints are New Orleans. Miller documents the many less-than-stellar backgrounds of players that somehow together make up [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 9:30am EST
    by Michael Homan

  • Loup Garous Soccer Team Ends Season

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    The Loup Garous played a great playoff game on a swampy field to end their season tonight. We fell behind 4-2, and came back to tie the game. The other team, the Spartans, went ahead, 5-4, and we came back to tie it. The Spartans had a goal right at [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:26pm EST
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  • Beer Four for Christmas

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    Since my re-entry into home brewing, I've made an ESB, a nutbrown ale, a satsuma witbier, and today I'm making a chocolate cherry stout for Christmas. It's to celebrate three things: Kalypso came in first place in her final cross-country meet of the season, Gilgamesh's soccer team won their second [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:06am EST
    by Michael Homan

  • Fleur de Crash

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    Video by Howie. [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 4:59am EST
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  • Woo Hoo! Loup Garous!

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    The Loup Garous soccer team just won their first game of the season by a score of 6-1. Previously we had lost all six of our games, often by a large margin. As their coach, and as a competitive person, I was so terrified that we'd go all season without' [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:37pm EST
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  • Cheese Eating Who Dats Say "Viva Las Vegas"

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    I just read that Vegas oddsmakers pick the Saints as favorites to win the Superbowl. The odds are 3-1, and at 3-2, the odds are even better to win the NFC championship. This Sunday we'll be biking to the Super Dome with Chef Who Dat and the mustache krewe. The' [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:12am EST
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  • The Answer is C

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    A. Should I be more worried about this hurricane:Or,B. Should I be more worried about this gun violence last night near Xavier:Or,C. I should be worried about both. [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:50am EST
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  • SBS Death Makes No Sense At All

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    I'm proud to work at Xavier University of Louisiana, a school founded by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. I've been very inspired by the work of the Sisters over the past 8 years that I've been at Xavier. This past weekend, for the first time' [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 6:18pm EST
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  • Ed Blakely Uncovers Secret Plot of White People

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    Amazingly, former New Orleans Recovery Czar Ed Blakely, who is not a Caucasian, has uncovered the secret ambition laid out in this city by me and my fellow pasty-skinned crackers. Says Blakely: "Now, the white community, there's blood in the water, and they can recapture the political apparatus and kind" [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:10am EST
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  • God Answers My Prayers with a Saint's Tibia from an Alleged Prostitute

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    I was feeling emotionally and spiritually drained after the Saints amazing come from behind victory over the Dolphins yesterday. This morning I asked God for a little help, a sign. And then seconds later I read that Saint Mary Magdalene's tibia is touring around the U.S. and Saturday it will [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 9:59am EDT
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  • Satsuma Witbier to Celebrate Saints

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    Satsumas are on sale, and we're playing the Dolphins today who wear orange on their jerseys. So I just made a satsuma witbier. This is the third batch I've made since I started homebrewing again on the 4th anniversary of the flood. The Katrina 4 year anniversary extra special bitter [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2009, 1:15pm EDT
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  • Threatening to Kill Presidents

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    Gregory Broussard of Louisiana was sentenced to a year in prison, and then another year in a half-way house and home arrest, because in 2008 he told a social worker in an emergency room that he intended to kill former president George W. Bush. But what about all of the [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 9:21am EDT
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  • Dreaming of Werewolves and Alligators

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    Four days ago I had the second scariest dream of my life. The scariest dream of my life came when I was about 6 years old. I dreamed I was in our backyard, and a werewolf came by and asked to see my siblings. I knew he wanted to eat [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 9:13pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Butler University Sues Anonymous Student Blogger

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    Jess Zimmerman, a junior at Butler University, is being sued by his school's administration for "libelous and defamatory statements" made about Butler's administration in a blog entitled "TrueBU Blog." The blog was removed earlier this year by Zimmerman. Butler's administration seem to suggest that the alleged crime here is that [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 9:33am EDT
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  • Do Vitter and Melancon Let Black People Use Their Bathrooms?

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    Louisiana politicians, for good reason, have been rushing to call for the ousting of Louisiana justice of the peace Keith Bardwell in Tangipahoa Parish. Bardwell made national headlines by refusing to marry a white woman to a black man earlier this month because he believes that most interracial marriages end [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 12:55pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Why Larry Csonka Will Cry On February 7th

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    I didn't want to say anything, being the humble guy that I am, until the Saints dominated all three teams from the New York/New Jersey area. But after yesterday's 48-27 pounding over the Giants, I'm pretty sure now that the Saints are going to go undefeated this season. What will [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 10:27am EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Welcome Back to New Orleans, Mr Skinny President

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    President Obama will be arriving in New Orleans in a couple of hours. He's scheduled to visit a charter school in the 9th ward, and then have a town-hall meeting at the University of New Orleans. Many are complaining that he'll be here just over three hours, or that he' [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 10:03am EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Eat the Cheese, Saints Fans. Eat it!

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    Coach Sean Payton says not to, but I can't help it. I plan on eating plenty of cheese between now and Sunday when the Saints return to the Superdome to beat the Jets and go 4-0 into their bye week.However, eating the cheese may not be the best prescription for' [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2009, 11:50am EDT
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  • Saints, Katrina, Jets, Twin Towers & A Question

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    I had mixed emotions last Sunday when Fox Sports, during the Saints vs Buffalo football game, showed video of New Orleans under water four years ago. I believe it is important to let people across the country know that we still need help rebuilding. But at what point will we [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2009, 9:34am EDT
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  • An Update On My Life For A Friend In San Diego

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    A very good friend of mine just asked me how me and my family are doing, and here is a slightly edited version of my response. Please note this is only for those very interested in me and my family, and will be a waste of time for the casual [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 7:32pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Lions & Tigers & Loup Garous, O My!

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    It's been a sports-filled weekend at the Homan house. Kalypso ran in her first cross-country event for the Lusher Lions at City Park. She ran two miles in 18:13, coming in 16th in a field of about 100.Then we had our first soccer game for the Loup Garous, with Gilgamesh [...]
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    Posted: September 20, 2009, 7:41am EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Homan's Saints Living a Fantasy

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    For the first time in my life I'm in a fantasy football league at yahoo called "The Khanate of Football." My team consists of all Saints players, plus Bret Favre on the bench. So my fantasy football team isn't really much of a fantasy but rather, more of a fantastic [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 10:15am EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Holt Cemetery To Be Invaded by Archaeologists

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    The American Schools of Oriental Research are holding their 2009 annual meeting in New Orleans at the Astor-Crowne hotel. On Wednesday, November 18th, 9AM-2PM, several of us will be working with Save Our Cemeteries at Holt Cemetery. We'll be surveying the grave markers and taking pictures to establish a database' [...]
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    Posted: September 12, 2009, 10:38am EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Cars and Beer

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    Therese was in a car wreck today. Luckily nobody was hurt. The car suffered some damage though:All of this reminds me that I need to keep drinking beer. By the way, I've been making progress on my Katrina Anniversary ESB. Here is the wort from last week:Here are the ingredients' [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 2:54pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • America: The Greatest Show On Earth

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    Bill Moyers has some very erudite comments on the current health care debate: (link). [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 8:57pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • A First Amendment Weekend

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    This weekend in Louisiana, while we still pay 9% tax on items such as food and school clothes for our kids, there will be no sales tax collected for guns (including assault rifles), ammunition, and even ATVs if you can show that you'll use it for hunting. What is even' [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 5:05pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • 80% Recovered at Xavier

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    This story reports that enrollment at Xavier University of Louisiana is at a post-Katrina high. We now have 3,330 students. Before Katrina we had 4,190. That's just under 80%, but seems like a healthy number. Next Spring we'll have the smallest graduating class I've seen in my 9 years here. [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 9:14am EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Dry House Preferable, But Not Too Dry

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    Four years ago today, this is what our house looked like. Our house is much better today, though the past four years have been difficult for so many of us. I'm sorry to hear about the fires in California. Hope not too many lose their homes, and those that do,' [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 5:29pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Evil?

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    Evil or not, the mayor gave a pretty good speech today on the 4th anniversary of the levee failure. I'll always remember his radio interview with Garland Robinette while the city was underwater. I remain grateful that the mayor was angry and emotional that day.' [...]
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    Posted: August 29, 2009, 10:48am EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Making Beer on Katrina's 4th Anniversary

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    I spent quite a bit of time researching planned commemorations around New Orleans to mark the 4th anniversary of Katrina this Saturday. I'll bike with the kids to the annual event at the Katrina memorial on Canal Street, it's not too far from our house. Bells ring from 9-10:30 AM' [...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2009, 5:51pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • New Health Care Commercials in Louisiana

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    As an avid viewer of the national evening news, tonight I noticed a substantial increase in advertisements relating to the health care debate. I deduce that this is due to the announcement that "moderate" Democrat Mary Landrieu will play a large part in the final decision. The most disturbing angles [...]
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    Posted: August 24, 2009, 7:08pm EDT
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  • Running Out of Time

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    Classes start tomorrow for the Fall semester, and emotionally I am not yet ready to teach. I am not excited about this semester, I am not looking forward to seeing hundreds of 18 year olds who don't want to be in my class but have to because it is part' [...]
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    Posted: August 23, 2009, 12:09pm EDT
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  • Rising Tide IV Highlights

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    I had a very good time at the Rising Tide IV Conference on Saturday. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make it a success. There were two highlights for me. The first was during a discussion about food and culture, and how food impacts us more here than [...]
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    Posted: August 23, 2009, 11:57am EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Therese's Birthday Jackalope

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    On this day, August 15th, some 43 years ago, Therese was born. To celebrate this anniversary the kids and I cleaned the house, got her some jewelry from Aqaba, and most important, we got her this birthday Jackalope. I have never owned a Jackalope, but as a fan of all [...]
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    Posted: August 15, 2009, 12:46pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • My Uncle Owen's Memorial Service & The Battle of Kadesh

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    I just returned from San Jose, where I attended the memorial service for my uncle, Owen Hawkins. He led a remarkable life, and like my dad, he passed away after a long battle with cancer. Owen was always very supportive of my mom and our family, and I'm sad too' [...]
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    Posted: August 13, 2009, 1:49pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Checks for "Public" Charter Schools

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    We just had to write a check for more than $700 to Lusher Charter School in order to cover Kalypso's "fees" for her first year of high school. These include test taking fees for advances classes, fees for being in an arts program at a school that is allegedly focussed [...]
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    Posted: August 13, 2009, 1:29pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Yahweh's Edomite Hood

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    Yahweh it turns out is a pretty popular deity, with more than half of the world's population worshipping him today. There are a couple of passages in the Hebrew Bible that seem to indicate a notion that Yahweh originally came from southern Jordan, or what was called Edom during the [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2009, 3:55am EDT
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  • Rising Tide IV

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    Kalypso and I just registered for Rising Tide IV, an annual conference about "new" media, blogging, and rebuilding New Orleans after the levees failed. I'm looking forward to hearing the keynote speaker Harry Shearer.' [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2009, 1:23am EDT
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  • Out of the Loop and in the Wadi

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    Kalypso and I are just about finished with our survey work in the Barqa area near Wadi Feinan, Jordan. About another week left. We're currently in Aqaba and will do some snorkeling later, but for me the big news is as follows: I just survived 25 days without internet, newspaper,' [...]
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    Posted: July 22, 2009, 1:59am EDT
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  • Bonjour Paris

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    Kalypso and I are in Paris trying to blend in with the locals. We've found Paris to be very expensive, so we tried to make some of what the locals call $ argent $ by playing French music near the Eiffel Tower. It didn't work, so we tried to pretend [...]
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    Posted: June 27, 2009, 11:28am EDT
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  • Back to Jordan

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    Kalypso and I are heading off to Jordan. Tomorrow we fly to Paris where we'll stay for a few days, and then we're off to Jordan. We'll be joining some old friends in the south of Jordan conducting an archaeological survey in the Wadi Barqa. Haven't been in Jordan for [...]
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    Posted: June 21, 2009, 5:28pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Jury Duty, Wasps, and Allegations of a Supreme Court Nominee's Racism

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    Jury duty is finally over, thank God. It was emotionally draining and I continue to think about the ramifications of the verdicts upon which I voted. We were asked to make decisions after being presented with a very limited amount of information. We could ask no questions, and we couldn't' [...]
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    Posted: June 06, 2009, 8:17am EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Service Learning and Biblical Studies

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    I recently published an article entitledService-Learning, Biblical Studies, and Resurrecting Flooded Bones in New Orleans on the Society of Biblical Literature's Forum site. [...]
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    Posted: June 04, 2009, 5:17pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Hurricane Party & Anniversary & Celebration

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    June 1st if the beginning of hurricane season, but it's also the day Therese and I got married back in 1991. Moreover, tomorrow we're celebrating the promotion and reception of tenure of my good friend Mark Gstohl. Come by to celebrate anytime after 5 PM. 215 S. Alexander Street. Kids' [...]
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    Posted: May 31, 2009, 4:34pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Sticking My Saints Neck Way Out There

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    Reports from the Saints training camp tell of a new attitude with the Saints defense under the leadership of Greg Williams. Like many Saints fans, I have been more than frustrated with the play of cornerback Jason David. He's currently listed on the second team, and he's broken so many [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2009, 7:41pm EDT
    by Michael Homan

  • Bart's Bike Trail

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    Congratulations to Bart Everson, president of the Friends of Lafitte Corridor. I just heard that the Louisiana Legislator's budget has allocated $2.6 million for the trail. The goal is to be able to bike/walk from Armstrong Park to City Park along an abandoned rail line. My family and I will [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2009, 11:24am EDT
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  • Funeral Shift

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    I've noticed lately that the funerals I attend have changed. It used to be that friends of my parents were passing away. Such is the case with my Uncle Dick, who passed away last week. He was my dad's younger brother. That generation of Homan siblings has gone from four' [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2009, 11:13am EDT
    by Michael Homan
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