tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652686905164379302011-11-27T17:37:22.031-06:00Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comBlogger1391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-48637853586099048242009-04-07T08:28:00.001-05:002009-04-07T08:28:39.764-05:00

This is a test to see if this Windows Live thing will publish to my almost-abandoned blog.  So that it’s not totally a waste of time, here’s a picture of Beeb.   That is all.

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This. A thousand times, this.

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I got a little peeved during the debate last night, and grow increasingly peeved the more I think about. I was told by countless "just-world" conservative dickheads that they shouldn't have to bail out my stupid decision to buy a house "below sea level." Inanity of that aside, how is it any better to bail out dipshits who signed papers on huge mortgages they couldn't afford then, with the hope

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While I think their population estimate is a bit low (thus increasing the murder rate), the ultimate result is the same as my analysis earlier.Foreign Policy Magazine sez New Orleans deadliest in North America, and second deadliest in the f'in world.How's that for keeping the brand out there?Update: Seems the FBI has removed, without explanation, New Orleans from their 2007 crime stats.

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-13821124985653004842008-09-12T14:36:00.001-05:002008-09-12T14:36:25.224-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } LOL, originally uploaded by craig v. This appeared during live coverage from the Galveston sea wall.

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We're back and suffered minor damage from the storm.  We apparently had power 12 hours after it went off, the day of the storm.  I guess we've got some of that coming to us after having to wait about 5 months the last time.  Our orchid tree lost two of its five trunks, in the process taking out a section of fence.  As of now, the fallen bits have been removed, and the fence is back up thanks to

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-45703108626621735722008-08-30T17:31:00.001-05:002008-08-30T17:31:19.065-05:00

We left NO this morning at 7am, went to the LSU game at 10am, and are at my parents' house in Baton Rouge. We're planning on staying here for the duration. We've got a generator, two five gallon cans, and five cars worth of gas tanks (sadly the truck is still at home). I went nuts and bought way more than enough bottled water, even thought BR rarely gets boil orders. The largest windows in our

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-39390220783582186072008-08-29T08:10:00.002-05:002008-08-29T08:10:48.874-05:00

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-88621331078305912092008-08-07T08:48:00.002-05:002008-08-07T08:50:54.940-05:00

Today is K's first day of Medical School. It's all just orientation stuff, but still. She's back at it for another eight years. I'm proud of her, mostly because you couldn't pay me enough to go back. It's going to be a lot of hard work and Discovery Health Channel. We've finally decided we've had enough HGTV, so we're moving on!Also, this is probably the most disgusting thing I've seen come from

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-59924151378929593622008-07-23T14:35:00.003-05:002008-07-23T14:37:06.157-05:00

Long time no chat. Instead of a long and boring post updating you as to what we're up to, here's a map of places that I've been in my adult life. The favorites are listed below the map. In order to get on the map, I had to actually spend time with my feet on the ground of the city, not just passing through, around, or above.Bora Bora, French PolynesiaMoorea, French PolynesiaLondon,

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This was too fucking awesome to not post here.

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Sorry, I know I'm being deliquent.Kayla got into medical school at LSUNO. We're here for another four years.Our last article is this Saturday. Lots of pictures, many with The Beeb!That is all.

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Superdelegate Nagin endorses Obama,"Senator Obama represents a new generation of leadership, one that can help heal the divisions of the past and unify this country so that together we can build a stronger future," Because C Ray would know what that looks like.

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Wow, multiple posts in one day, after very sporatic posting.Anywho, two thoughts.1) I'm rather disappointed in the New Orleans blogging community because there seems to be little, if anything, about the Burma cyclone. Apart from snarkiness about Laura's condemnation of the Burmese government's lack of response, there's not much. No calls to help, no identification with what they're going

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-39055123986293371432008-05-08T08:53:00.001-05:002008-05-08T08:55:17.002-05:00

who eats and destroys everything. This is why we don't let her sit unattended in the car.

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Loss of coastal barriers ups the death total in Burma.

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-10378579982220883162008-05-06T10:14:00.004-05:002008-05-06T10:18:32.787-05:00

Apparently, US disaster-relief resources are situated closer to Burma than Louisiana.President Bush called on Myanmar's military junta to allow the United States to help with disaster assistance, saying the U.S. already has provided some assistance but wants to do more.Wow. The cyclone was Sunday. What do we have to do to rate the same treatement as a fucking military dictatorship that just

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-22585542836155166942008-04-30T11:21:00.002-05:002008-04-30T11:23:14.840-05:00

Larry Langford's Sack Cloth and Ashes Prayer, originally uploaded by Jonathan Purvis.Wow. At least we don't have the only batshit crazy Mayor in the South.Sorry no posts for awhile, but we've been busy as always. Article this weekend.

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We're getting close to being done on the house. Countertops get finished today, and a little cabinet work is left to be done. I turned on the last circuit breaker last night!Now, how big of a nerd are you? Can you identify all the robots?

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Looks like a movie.

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In bawstun learnin' bout leedaship. Everyone here sounds like this old house. Will have lawbstah thursday, but no clam chowdah.

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With FEMA working toward a goal of relocating all those residents by summer, the city deadline would target people who simply don't want to leave or are living in trailers illegally, Head said. She estimated that as much as 30 percent of the city's trailer stock currently is being rented, a violation of federal law, or occupied by squatters."At what point are we going to say New Orleans is not a

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That is all.

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-25262648481185639672008-03-25T08:52:00.001-06:002008-03-25T08:55:27.533-06:00

This article confirms what I've already thought; Hawaii has a lot in common with Louisiana. A place started by a foreign people who were later occupied by the Americans, who incidentally don't understand their idiosyncrasies.

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Testing out their new box of crayons, the US Supremes have propounded another steaming pile. For the record, the opinion is insane. There are but a precious few citations to case law. The rest is rank speculation of the prosecutor's "intent" and the trial court's rationale. This opinion would make an F in a writing class in law school. The majority even goes as far as saying that the juror

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From an unusually good slice-of-New-Orleans-life post on The Gambit's blog. Honestly, this piece is "Confederacy of Dunces" good. Do yourself a favor and read the whole thing.There is a certain flavor of bizarre situation that I like to think is only served up in New Orleans: A box of crawfish sits outside a bar with numbers written on their backs in white-out so that the patrons of the bar

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-10586445469123447662008-03-17T09:22:00.003-06:002008-03-17T09:27:57.081-06:00

Speaking about the plodding nature of the recovery, Mayor Ray Nagin vented his own frustration Wednesday during an interview with The Washington Times. "This is the toughest thing I've ever done in my life. I'm ready for another chapter. I need a break," Nagin said, according to the newspaper. Uh huh. So do I. Too bad I don't have time off of work to go to Jamaica. Remember all that race-bating

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-86514404252444134352008-03-13T09:28:00.002-06:002008-03-13T09:38:38.133-06:00

This makes me happy and sad. Happy that we own a Mini S, as featured in the video, but sad that we don't own it in Germany.I could literally sit here and listen to just the audio all day. It can't help but make you smile. Nothing like that little supercharged engine opened up all the way.

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-15681710928112522292008-03-12T08:30:00.002-06:002008-03-12T08:37:11.389-06:00

It's so safe on the Northshore, not like in New Orleans with all those crimes (and darkies).Uh huh. Right. Whatever.From my experience at the Court, it seems that while you're more likely to get shot in "The City," you're more likely to get molested by your meth-using stepfather in St. Tammany.Not sure where that came from...just another peeve. Better-than-thou Northshorers talking about how "

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-13745436498814203372008-03-10T08:53:00.002-06:002008-03-10T08:56:55.392-06:00

Answers to an email from the author of our newspaper articles requesting a status report:We have a fully functional bathroom absent a door, the floors were re-polyurethaned wonderfully well, and the fourth contractor is doing the last bit of touch ups and shoe molding. As expected, the trim work is costing more than we expected. While they have messed some things up, I do have to say they've been

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Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-43034067889022610152008-03-07T09:10:00.002-06:002008-03-07T10:04:30.590-06:00

Well, we've got a shower and a tub now. Shower door got measured today and should be in in a couple of weeks. The floors are done, so the final stages of trim work are set to restart on Monday. Once that's done, the only thing we'll have left to do in the house will be the kitchen. That is going to be a nightmare, I imagine, because of the way dumbfuck Charlie laid out the pipes behind the stove

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-44380580121410032952008-02-29T07:17:00.001-06:002008-02-29T07:17:47.711-06:00

Almost there!

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By far, the most bizzare thing I've seen on YouTube in quite some time.

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Article tomorrow. I'm sure Charlie will about pitch a fit when he sees it. Good.Bathroom is proceeding along..despite them having to rip out a section and redo it because of a stupid fuck up. I have to rewire a section of wall that they put back wrong. Just what I need this weekend, more fucking work. Work that was done right the first time, but was undone.Not even so much as an apology from

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-86574987463297286042008-02-21T15:09:00.000-06:002008-02-21T15:10:24.464-06:00

The streaming is slow, so be patient or try later.

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Thanks to my dad for forwarding this Flickr pool. Most of the photographs appear to be from 30s and 40s-era Louisiana, but it's uncanny how the architecture and traditions shown remain pretty much unchanged. It's also rather embarassing that I can't figure out many of the very distinctive landmarks, notwithstanding my 30 years living and travelling in this state.The artist, while not from

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Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-55111924589686921012008-02-12T12:54:00.000-06:002008-02-12T12:55:40.128-06:00

I guess that's some kind of landmark, right?What better way to celebrate than to privde a link to a guy whose rebuilding story is probably more convoluted and difficult than hours.My barber did say, however, that ours is the 2nd worst rebuilding story she's heard. I guess that's some small comfort.

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-61781946009565722722008-02-07T13:24:00.000-06:002008-02-07T13:27:31.402-06:00

Well, the dryer appears to be fixed now. Hooray! No more kicking it old school putting clothes out on a line to air dry. I guess Al Gore will shed a tear once he senses a disturbance in the ecoforce.Also, I found out that our property tax situation has been (somewhat) resolved. As it happens, we now have a credit with the city to the tune of $1200. Once it "hits our account," us or the

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-69723461484575699422008-02-06T11:54:00.000-06:002008-02-06T12:05:33.902-06:00

Kayla and I survived another Mardi Gras season. Her ride in Orpheus went great, and we had a nice time in the French Quarter yesterday in our costumes. I hope to have a picture of them up soonish.In other news, turns out Charlie is "pissed" at us because we're too demanding about the timeframe of the cabinets. He claims to have "only gotten the measurements" five weeks ago. Uh huh. So, as

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-67227660875781330792008-01-31T12:18:00.000-06:002008-01-31T12:19:34.046-06:00

My disaffection from politics, notwithstanding my PoliSci BA, is best explained by this video.Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters

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Why do I take time to bother blogging about all that's fucked up in our lives? I dunno.Anyway, found out another couple tidbits.1) Kayla's got a leaking tire. These things are a bitch-and-a-half to find. Fortunately, we got the tire replacement insurance, so we're ultimately not out of pocket for anything once we get reimbursed...someday.2) There is water seeping from behind the finished, painted

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Short update and a video.1) Charlie is still completely MIA. He won't return phone calls at all. I'm about to go leave a business card on his shop's door with a note that he just won himself a set of custom cabinets.2) Our new contractor just "decided" that he doesn't want to do the shower like he had contracted for. I suspect that when the sub-plumber came out to look at it, he saw more work

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Quick update: We have our bookshelves and hutch in the house now, and the 2nd floor trim is nearing completion. Despite some "hiccups" with attendance and the order of events, the current contractor is still impressing. The doors are nearing being finished, and we have our 1st floor heater back up and running.However, a couple of days ago our dryer kept tripping the breaker. Last night I went

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-23641870650679567452008-01-17T11:14:00.001-06:002008-01-17T11:15:54.839-06:00

House coming along. I'm old. More celebrations this weekend.Here's video of The Beeb at the DP:Incidentally, the mostly black dog is a Pitahoula too.

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to do anything other than say, "read this." Please.

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First post of the new year..and it's only the 8th. Wow, I'm getting better at this. Har har.Just wanted to put up my opinion of AP articles headlined "Katrina's victims ask for huge checks." Other headlines say the damages claims are over 3 Quadrillion (with a Q)dollars. While technically true, this is so horrendously misleading as to really do harm to the AP's overall credibility. In short, ONE

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That is all.Oh, and this:

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A woman is tended to by other protesters after she was tasered during demostrations outside City Hall.Okay, maybe it's just me, but....why is this woman not in custody? She apparently did something worthy of being tased (bro), but is being tended to by random protesters? It's unfathomable to think the NOPD would allow civilians to aid an arrestee. What is the SOP for use of a taser? I find it

Duffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113800021599508021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365268690516437930.post-38894622909172206692007-12-19T09:50:00.001-06:002007-12-19T09:54:57.087-06:00

Generously, the TP has provided a poster "welfare queen" for the pro-project-demolition people. I mean, you just can't make stuff like this up.Sharon Jasper sits in the living room of her voucher-backed private residence. "I might be poor but I don't like to live poor. I thank God for a place to live but it's pitiful what people give you.She goes on to say that she'd probably fare better in a

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On a lark, I decided to finally compare New Orleans' murder rate with those of other places. I'm assuming New Orleans (proper) has 450,000 people. This is a slight overestimation by most accounts that are credible. There have been 209 murders this year (so far). That equates to a murder rate of 46.4 per 100,000. Murder rates are used to approximate overall crime because they can't be easily

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It's interesting that the campus remains open. I wonder if two sorority girls had been murdered in their east campus apartment, it would still be.It is reassuring to know, however, that the LSU spokesperson is capable of NOPD-level inanity."Police actually think it was a straight home invasion and not a concern to the rest of the campus," said Kristine Calongne, a university spokeswoman.Phew, I

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BB lounging in her private dog park. Also, from www.suspect-device.com, your federal tax dollars at work, The End: Online Videos by Veoh.com

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No posts lately as Kayla and I are in the process of moving back into the not-yet-finished house. We'll be camping out in a couple of rooms and hoping to get the tub working soon. We even have a toilet now, so bully for us!

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It's after thanksgiving, so BB can get festive!

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I'm typically one who gets a little peeved at people who pine nostalgic and dismissively say that back in the day kids were freer. As in, free to eat lead paint and to stick their tiny hands in gears of the loom. Well, perhaps that's overstated, but I hope you get the point. Maybe lawn darts weren't such a good idea.Well, perhaps it's all come too far now. Apparently, old skool sesame street is a

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I went to the "Thank You" party put on by Hizzoner yesterday evening on my way to the gym. It appeared to be a event that was supposed to get locals to come downtown after work to get some free food. What it turned out to be was a photo opportunity for said pol and free food for confused tourists and homeless people who had wandered over from Duncan Plaza.What struck me was that as I walked

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From an attorney-blogger, his experiences with the Road Homeless. Oddly familiar.Quote of the week:Depending on the government in Louisiana to help you is like Charlie Brown thinking that Lucy is going to let him kick the football.

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In honor of the Tigers' BCS ranking..here's a family picture.

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The floors continue toward their renovation. I think the stain goes on today.Here's a link to the alumni web page of my dear old high school. It's sad to see that what was in pretty bad shape 10 years ago, has gotten progressively worse. Mind you, this is the "flagship" school of East Baton Rouge Parish, and has historically been one of the highest performing schools in the state.

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Broadmoor neighbor's blog entry from today.

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A quick update. The floors have been started, and we picked a stain last night. I'm really excited because I think the floors are going to look fantastic. The floor guy, who is REALLY into wood floors, is pretty impressed with the state of our floor after the flood. I'll post pictures of it as soon as it's ready.I haven't had much time at home to upload pictures from the trip, but I promise I

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Only in Division III....Note the scoreboard at the beginning of the video, and the technical perfection of the ensuing play.

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Check out the modern luxuries!----------------------------------Sent on the go from my Sprint Q

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We're back! Hooray! Well, maybe not so much, but at least we have The Beeb to welcome us. We had a great time touring and visiting "The Europeans" (and Kris, Rhoda, Takesh, and Brenda...I wouldn't make the mistake of calling you Euros :) Welcome y'all! I'll be posting pictures soon, perhaps one a day? Check back later today and I may have even posted one.I tried to post whilst away, but the

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We leave on our vacation tomorrow, so likely no posts for awhile (as if that's somehow different than normal). Our first vacation in about a year, I think it's well-deserved. We may even come back.In any event, I will leave you with why USC is evil."Leading 9-0, the Trojans were booed off the field at halftime."

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Here's my take on the "Jena 6." At first I was thinking, hey, what's the big deal? While charging them with attempted second degree murder is excessive (although not without precedent), it's not like any of them should be let loose. C'mon, it was a 6-on-1 beatdown, and the one defendant to go to trial had prior violent offenses on his record...certainly no angel. Moreover, while putting nooses in

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Short post, again.The wiring project on the house is nearing completion. I think I've got one or two full days left and I'm done with what I'm doing. Hooray! There's still a good bit of work left before walls can go up, but we're getting there slowly but surely.Here's a fascinating blog post about political corruption. Kinda makes you want to run for Congress.I'm sick again, so the Middle

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Why dogs are better than cats.Thanks to the old man for passing that along.

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Bad blogger. Anyway, football season has already begun taking a toll on my productivity on this thing. I do promise to address more stupid questions or assumptions. I tend to get rather aggitated when thinking about them, so I need plenty of time between to cool down and not punch something/someone.Going to the LSU game tomorrow, and I am quite excited. It's not great that the game doesn't start

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I frequently make the mistake of reading the comments on newspaper articles featuring New Orleans. They never fail to get me unbelievably pissed off. So, I endeavor to compile a list of the stupid statements and the concomitant rational responses. I know, I know, spitting in the wind.1) New Orleans is a bowl below sea level, thus it is "stupid" to rebuild in such a location.First, New Orleans is

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It seems to be the fashion amongst New Orleans bloggers to put this image on their updates for today. I am nothing if not trendy, so here it is.Not much else to contribute today, really. While it is somewhat interesting to see all the "coverage" on the national networks, I know it's all fleeting, and will increasingly become more so. Hell, the Today show didn't get to us until 17 minutes in,

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You can see the K-ville pilot here.My dad's in there somewhere as an extra.

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Check this out...it's a good read for those who don't fully understand why we (among tens of thousands of others) are still out of our homes.Also, I've a newfound respect for Chris Rose.

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Track it here.

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I am so sick of these Katrina people whining. It's never enough for them. GET OVER IT!!! IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS!!!!111oneeleventy!!"Before it was, 'I'm just happy to be alive.' … Now they not only want to be alive, they want a house to live in."Oh, and drywall is pretty much done on the second floor. Hooray.

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Today is foam day. Months ago at the old apartment, the maintenance guy from the hotel across the street told us he is a licensed electrician and that he'd love to help us out when we could use it. Last week we asked him to come check out my work on the second floor to make sure it was ok to put in foam and walls.Well, he came out yesterday afternoon, and was well impressed. He even said that

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Article coming out this weekend. Keep an eye out.Also, I love me some Suspect Device.

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From today's T-P:Still, documents and interviews with state and federal officials show the state knew or should have known from the start that even that increased allocation would never cover the program they promised back home. I'm shocked, shocked, shocked, I tell you. The problem lies (lays?) in the fact that the RHP and the Feds severely misunderestimated how badly the insurance companies

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I know, I know...haven't posted in awhile.Only in New Orleans would the POLICE be saying this..."I think people can take some comfort in knowing that it was a random act of violence. . ."

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I figured I'd take a short break from mind-numbingly dull voir dire transcript analysis to update this here blog o' mine.As it appears, the 2nd floor wiring is pretty much run. The only thing left to do up there is to terminate a few connections so there will be a wall-outlet in each room, and install the ceiling fixtures. At least that part is less hard-labor intensive than actually running the

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Sorry I've been MIA. The wiring project and the Big Case have occupied 110% of my time. I did, however, have time to find this.Eerie how familiar it is.

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Consider this the Beeb's car.----------------------------------Sent on the go from my Sprint Q

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It's not that I've lost interest in posting to the blog, but I've been at the house every night after work until about 10. After I get home, blogging is the last thing on my mind. As I'm pretty busy at work, I can't even abuse the internets like I want. This sucks! I'll try to post some pictures from the worksite soon.Also, there'll be an article in the T-P this Saturday.

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The foiling of the house is almost done, and wiring will soon commence. The foil is to serve as a radiant barrier that is supposed to cut down on cooling costs. This is good because we also now have our AC units installed. All they need now is power and we'll be living in climate controlled splendour again. Hooray!Check out this interesting article.

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Sorry for the lack of updates. I've been working on the house and have no energy left by the time I get back to the apartment. Anywho, here's something I saw that is helping me keep going...I’ll sleep next to my hammer drill if I have to. There’s a story in this house, and whether it happened over a hundred years ago, or it’s happening now, it has to keep being told. It’s New Orleans culture

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Why would you place one of the world's largest and most important financial centers in a flood zone? That's just dumb. I just hope they don't expect a handout from the government, oh wait, they've already gotten one already.

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The construction continues. Our deck is probably going to be finished shortly, and I will post pictures of it pretty soon. It ended up bigger in reality than we had envisioned it. It doesn't really dominate the yard, however, so I think it will work well. The electrical is up next, and we should be laying out the plan this week.Also, here's some reading for you if you'd like to see Dollar

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Turns out it actually *was* an Entergy problem. I guess I'll send them the bill. We were able to spend last night in the apartment with AC and hot water. Hooray! The Beeb was a little more rambunctious that usual, but settled down and napped on the floor. I think she's starting to really get into a routine now, which is great because she was really starting to tax our patience. Well, as

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Every other day isn't too bad, right?Well, turns out the cheap-ass landlord's cheap-ass electrical wiring has given up the ghost. With the rolling brownouts starting last night, we spent the night with no AC in 88% humidity. Moreover, Kayla gets home at lunch and informs me EVERYTHING in the fridge is warm. Seems there isn't enough juice going through the lines to kick on the compressors of

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Well, I suppose I've been a rather negligent blogger as of late, substituting pictures for actual content. Sadly, there isn't too much more to report. Charlie is getting finished with the work originally contracted for, and has submitted a bid for the next stage. He appears to be moving quite rapidly and effectively, so that's been a good thing.Still no movement whatsoever on our battle with

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