The ever-present-in-my-back-pocket Notebook of Niftiness (NON) becomes something of a Rubbermaid tub throughout the year; while many of the ideas and tidbits make their way into a post on either this… more →
Chaotic Zen, A' la Cartewrote 4 months ago: The ever-present-in-my-back-pocket Notebook of Niftiness (NON) becomes something of a Rubbermaid tub … more →
wrote 6 months ago: “Political elections are a good deal like marriages, there’s no accounting for anyone’s … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Recently, a good friend of mine (I’ll call her ‘Carly’) just starting an elite PhD program, posted t … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Oh, sign, sign everywhere a sign Blocking up the scenery, breaking my mind Do this, don’t do t … more →
wrote 11 months ago: I just finished writing and sending an email to an old friend. Though we haven’t seen each other in … more →
wrote 1 year ago: For the past few years, Taco Bell hot sauce packets have been covered with witty, conversational phr … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Last week some friends of ours from Minnesota came to New Orleans for a visit. Ed, Roberta and their … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Monday was Labor Day, and for me it was very odd: there was no MDA telethon…well, there was, for abo … more →
wrote 1 year ago: News item: “Titles of works of art seem to matter, but it is not clear why,” writes Daniel Gra … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This past weekend, our local oldies station was running a ‘car song’ weekend; all those great 60’s t … more →
wrote 2 years ago: New Orleans is indeed, a musical town. Friday morning I was driving to work, and one of my favorite … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Sitting alone at a bar downing a row of tequila shots will earn you something… from across the bar; … more →
wrote 2 years ago: She played tambourine with all the musical finesse of a collapsing supermarket pyramid of canned pea … more →