I turned around to look out of my fourteenth floor window and it’s snowing in Nola.
[...]I turned around to look out of my fourteenth floor window and it’s snowing in Nola.
[...]I am getting the biggest kick out of this garbage story. The mayor claiming that profanity was used during the exchange between White and Stacy Head. As Buddy D used to say “were you watching the same game I was?” and the answer is no. The idiot didn’t even [...]
Stacy Head and Veronica White went at it in the council chambers. Stacy want Veronica to explain the numbers when it comes to the expensive city garbage contracts. Veronica says she will save for the I.G. Cerasoli. The garbage issue just won’t go away. Maybe they need a mud wrestling [...]
I am still around even though I have been silent lately. On the home front my mom was in town last week and that took up a lot of my time. Since Friday I have had some kind of crud which only now seems to be leaving my body.
I have definitely been the foul humor man of late. I stay pissed off about everything lately hopefully it will break soon, my karma has to get better. I did however have a good time with my brother in law this weekend. For 6 hours we were out on the [...]
The master plan/force of law ordinance is the one issue that bugs me. I intend to vote no, they need to have a little bit more of the plan together before this should be voted on. They must think we are stupid, asking us to give the force of law [...]
I do have a tendency to burn out, I am one of those people that operates in manic mode, runs out of energy, then crashes. Luckily I have the day off today so that I can try and get back to feeling fresh. I am ready for the election to [...]
Our moron mayor wants to raise taxes to replace the city’s emergency fund depleted by hurricane Gustav. Kiss my ass cable guy, what do you think of the expense the citizens incurred by having to evacuate, now you want us to pay more taxes for services that aren’t even up [...]
As I look down on Freret St. from my office window I can see a rally being put on by the democratic party. Looks like they have a band and some Mardi Gras Indians down there. I don’t see a beer truck. I am too busy to go down there [...]
No news is good news, if I am not blogging regularly it is probable because things in my life are well. If I am blogging a lot it usually means that I am unhappy and trying to get stuff off my chest. Things are going well for me. Of course [...]
Not much going on at the home front I have been enjoying the cooler weather. It’s a real pretty day today in the Big Easy. My 21 year old nephew is speeding towards New Orleans right now. I hope he’s not speeding but he probably is. I’m going to take [...]
I was on my way home from work yesterday when I heard on the radio of the attempted robbery of the Laurel Street Bakery. That’s right around the corner from my crib. The bakery is a nice little neighborhood business, the kind you see less and less of in [...]
Comments on this blog seem to be broken and I really don’t care that much. I’ll figure it out later. In the meantime I guess friends, foes and spammers are just SOL
[...]I was on my way out the door early Saturday morning when I walked past the bathroom when I saw something fluttering around the transum above the door. It was a bird, a little yellow bellied bird, very pretty by the way. I’m not much of a bird aficionado but [...]
Not feeling to hot this morning, I would have stayed home but it would just make Friday a pain in the butt. I got to work and someone told me it was probably the weather that had me feeling bad. Hmm.. not to sure about that, I love that homespun [...]
That’s how you could describe our fair city. From NOLA.com the headlines over the last couple of days.
Trio arrested after chase, gunfire
Shooting shows dangerous culture returning to former housing project residents say
Did it ever leave?
Fifth person slain in day and a half
It would pain me to read [...]
My three day weekend turned into a relax festival, I did get some exercise, aside from that I didn’t do anything. It felt pretty could to lay around reading, sitting on the porch visiting with neighbors, and polishing off a half gallon of ice cream in three days. I know [...]
I used to think that the real problem with New Orleans is the lack of leadership that we live with every day. The real problem is we the voters. Like dog poop on your shoes, Dollar Bill has made the runoff and has a shot at winning. Why we as [...]
So yesterday I blew off all the errands I was going to run and decided to do something fun. While probably not most folks idea of fun I took a 20 mile bike ride. The weather was great, nice temperatures and not too much wind. I can’t get enough [...]
Don’t forget to vote today.
[...]I haven’t had a day off in quite a while. I took today off with the intention of running errands and taking care of business that I can’t get done because I am always at work. I’ve been up for about an hour now and have decided to try and [...]
I’ve been laying low for the last week or so, not because I have nothing to say, I have just been busy. I had company for a week, and work continues to take a lot of my time and energy. I have been able to get back into my [...]
You have got to be kidding me, we are supposed to vote for a plan that doesn’t exist. I am definitely voting against “The Plan’
New Orleans voters will go Nov. 4 to the polls to put the master plan in the city charter.
But drafters admit [...]
The weather made it hard for me to get out of bed this morning. Hearing the rain and the wind I just wanted to pull the covers over my head and hibernate. I did get out of bed and I am at the office now. Had to wait to leave [...]
Not a very good shot, it was early morning and there wasn’t much light. Still it makes pic of the day.
Got to work just after 7 this morning, made coffee settled in to my office and then… the infamous there is an emergency in the building stop what you are doing and head to the nearest stairwell. Of course there is a screeching alarm and strobes flashing throughout the hallways. [...]
Yesterday at work everyone seemed a little weary. No one had any bounce in there step, the normally light hearted mood wasn’t there. Of course every one asked the questions. Where did you go? Did you have any damge? (more commonly phrased Howd you make out?). Of course returning after [...]
The weekend was very relaxing for me, I managed to get some exercise which always makes me feel beter. I was also able to get some rest after a long week of craziness. Gustav spared teh city for the most part causing inconvienience but sparing us from catastrophy. I am [...]
I was able to get on my bike today and pedal on the levee. It was great, I went farther than I normally do, I needed some extra stress relief. I have pretty much gotten myself back to normal, I rounded up groceries, and cleaned up what I needed [...]
As I watch the news this morning the stories are about people still coming home. I would be climbing the walls if I were not already back. That is the power this city has over me. Going on a vaction or trip that keeps me away from home is one [...]
I took a ride to the house on Prytania Street to check on things. Everything was OK just no power. Looks like some of the neighbors over there took a look and left. I spoke with the neighbors on both sides of the house yesterday, but it doesn’t look like [...]
I arrived home at about three o’clock, the power was on and there was no damage. Lucked out with the power thing there are people just blocks away who still do not have power. Coming in there was a clarification about the re-entry. The roadblocks had been lifted but the [...]
Just been to Wal-MArt and the Winn Dixie, got a pedicure frpom my friends at Nail Diamond. I ready to go, got word that the road blocks are lifted I am heading out in about 30 minutes. Not sure when I will be blogging again there is no power at [...]
Orleans parish will be not be open for residents return today, It looks like surrounding parishes will let their folks come home but Orleans lags behind as we always do. I don;t think I can express my contempt and lack of respect for local leadership any more than I [...]
The final straw the idiot mayor seems to be more concerned about the interruption the storm caused to the Republican National Convention than the return of his citizens to New Orleans.
.” He apologized to the Republicans, which put the pagentry of their convention on hold to wait for [...]
So they have the resources to accommodate political grandstanding by George Bush but they can’t let the people come home. Give me a break.
[...]From TP:
Orleans Parish:
Right now New Orleans city officials are assessing the damage of Hurricane
Gustav, and there has been no set time table for when residents will be
able to return. Residents will not be allowed inside of the parish until
at least Wednesday, if not later.Orleans is under curfew [...]
Barbawit will remain on the warpath over the issue of timely return to New Orleans.
[...]Here we have Chris Fairbarin (I don’ care if I spelled her name right) just said. They are just trying to make sure there is a safe environment to return too. Give me a break like the murderous streets of New Orleans arenot safe under normal circumstances, An oxy moron [...]
At yesterdays news conference Governor Jindal said that he was going to aggressively work on getting people back home after the storm. Now he says he is deffering to local governments to decide. What a lying sack of shit he is. Leaving it up to Ray and the chickenshit council [...]
Jackie Clarkson just announced on WDSU tv that re-entry will not be tomorrow. This is why people do not want to leave when asked to evacuate. It will certainly play into any decision I make next time as to stay or not. I am ready now I don’t have any [...]
I am staying in a rural area right now, it is interesting to notice the difference in how people treat each other. As the garbage truck came down the road this morning the cans were not on the street. We flagged him down, I thought to myself he won’t stop, [...]
Things in New Orleans are better than I could have hoped for. Damage seems to be what you would expect from a cat 3 storm. I am watching WDSU TV this morning, the reports are encouraging. If Katrina weren’t our benchmark the damage would probably be perceived as heavy.
No [...]
For the most part it looks like the Big Easy is going to be ok. You might notice an edge to my post from here on out I’m ready to go home. ASAP. I will not be happy with politicians who try to delay the return of citizens . If [...]
