I’ve been thinking about Tim’s call to bloggers, asking for everyone to speak up about the need for much stronger levees for New Orleans. And while we’ve all been talking about the levee problems for months, he’s right - because EVERYTHING depends on strengthened levees for a safer city.
I spent two hours this morning, looking […]
Behind George Bush’s hyper-happy photo-op in NOLA yesterday, there’s a disturbing message. I think he may have been laying the foundation for some upcoming bad news: they aren’t going to bring the levees up to the level the city needs, nor is there going to be White House support for the Baker Bill.
Instead, I’m guessing […]
For those of you who wanted to download yesterday’s entire Bring New Orleans Back presentation, but were blind-sided by the astounding size of the file (34mb), Chris Martel at Metroblogging New Orleans has compressed the beast (to ~6mb) and made it available to the world.
(Technology’s a good thing, but only if you can use it.)
Anybody know where George Bush was today? Rumor has it he was in New Orleans, but I don’t see how that’s possible, when he said,
“It’s a great place to find some of the greatest food in the world and some wonderful fun.”
Would this be the same place I was a week ago? Wow! Musta […]
[Begin rant. Language warning.]
After twelve hours of reading, talking, and listening to the BNOB’s first presentation (and reactions), I’m coming to some unhappy (and probably unpopular) conclusions. People aren’t thinking or listening; they’re emoting – and it’s really hard to have a rational discussion.
To make matters worse, the “leaders” are grandstanding. Not only did […]
Part of the Urban Planning Committee’s recommendations for rebuilding New Orleans today (see earlier post) included sections for “infill development” projects:
The report also recommends that a number of large tracts be demolished and repackaged as “infill development areas” for commercial or industrial projects with housing for workers nearby. The dozen sites identified in the report […]
Here’s the kind of weird stuff that can happen to parents driving carpools:
Yesterday, coming out of the city with five kids in the car (4 female, 1 male), the boy pops off with,
“Males are superior to females.�
The mom (me) puts antenna up immediately, and thus is paying close attention when one of the girls responds,
“Well, […]
While we’re all waiting with bated breath for today’s Bring New Orleans Back commission’s recommendations, the T-P has an early look at what’s coming in that report. I think everybody’s in for a wild ride.
I get it. Logically, I can follow this. (Emotionally, it’s a lot harder to go down this […]
I’ve read Eugene Robinson for a long time – and generally liked him – but this is not helpful:
The wealthy strip of high ground alongside the Mississippi River that didn’t flood — the French Quarter, the central business district, the Garden District, Uptown — resembles the footprint of the city circa 1850. They call this […]
I haven’t followed college football since my LSU days – and I never paid attention to Virginia Tech. (The Hokies?? What’s a Hokie?) Recently, though, I’ve been watching the idiotic antics of one of their players – Marcus Vick – who just declared his intentions to move to the NFL.
Marcus Vick Arrested On Firearm Charges
Vick […]
So - we’re all worried about the crime, in both New Orleans and Houston. It’s some scary stuff, and to control it (i.e. get the a–holes off the streets and successfully convicted), some changes have to be made in both cities.
The situation in Houston is bad, yes - but it’s not nearly as bad as […]