Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 13th, 2008
Well, some folks from the Titterverse broke the cardinal rule of internet socializing and actually met face-to-face yesterday in the real world, or “meat space” as some call it. Nola, Ryan (WarriorEngineer), Ed, (the YatPundit), Charlotte and myself managed a get-together at CC’s on Magazine near Jefferson.
Baby Sun was also along and she seemed to [...]
Posted in Art, Food, New Orleans, Uncategorized on Jun 8th, 2008
It was a busy day. I started out on a quest to find a combination recuperation/baby’s first birthday gift for Nola & CS–a bottle of Kübler absinthe. Alright, it really wasn’t much of a first birthday gift for Sun; I promise to make it up to her next year. First stop, Martin Wine Cellar in [...]
Posted in Food, New Orleans, Uncategorized on May 18th, 2008
After a busy week which saw all my work assignments completed, I was free wander to about with a clear conscience. I had an idea a couple of weeks ago to some day soon have a day Uptown. Lunch at Parasol’s, followed by a Hansen’s Sno Bliz for desert. Nola and Katie and their other [...]
Posted in Food, Travel, Uncategorized on Apr 21st, 2008
One of the restaurants Nola recommended in San Francisco was a dim sum place called Yank Sing. I found from the guidebook she lent me that there are a few locations around town, none of which are in Chinatown. There was one that looked to be close to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, [...]
Posted in Art, Festivals, Food, French Quarter, Uncategorized on Apr 5th, 2008
In coming weeks, one or more of you may find yourselves in receipt of a Major Award.
No, not that one.
This one: Pete & Nola’s Lucky Blog Award, recipients to be determined by as yet undetermined criteria.
Now, I’m not big on blog bling at all. But I am one for a pun, and always up for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 17th, 2008
On our way to St. Joseph church on Tulane, Nola and I were passing the old Falstaff brewery building near Broad and Tulane. I remembered seeing a picture a while back that someone had taken of a statue sitting on top of the building. We went to check it out, and there it was.
You won’t [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 6th, 2008
Nola told me about the dead partner’s mail coincidental occurrence and that she wanted to do an entire post on coincidence. “Isn’t that freaky?” or something to that effect, she said.
I told her my take on it: It happens all the time, too often for it to really mean anything. At least twice a week [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 5th, 2008
I got to work this morning, sat down, turned on my computer. The co-worker in the adjacent office came up and said, “Do you want this? It’s from 2006,” as he handed me a pristine, never folded, never mangled copy of Le Krewe D’Etat’s parade bulletin. It’s the one from after the storm with the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 2nd, 2008
Well, we got out to see Bonerama at Rock ‘n Bowl Saturday night. It was the end of a long day for me, driving from Covington to Baton Rouge, doing an interview and shooting photos there and then driving to New Orleans for dinner and then Rock ‘n Bowl.
It was turned out to be a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 14th, 2008
Happy V-Day everyone. Here are some tidbits from around the world:
The Times-Picayune wants to know whose love reigns supreme?
That Valentine’s E-Card in your mailbox may be a virus.
No Valentines for you! At least not in Kuwait. Or Saudi Arabia, nor roses or anything else red in Saudi Arabia, either.
It’s even Valentine’s Day in Botswana.
For the [...]
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