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10 years
A.D. After the Deluge
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Elton John at JazzFest
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Waking Up Naked in Strange Places
The Louisiana Story
King Creole
A Streetcar Named Desire
The re-opening of the Canal Street Cars.
Treme
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Hugo Awards: An open letter to Brad Torgersen
I'm pretty sure Brad won't see this. And if he does, I'm pretty sure he won't care ( Read more... ) -
Tom Doherty Statement on Tor.com [fixed]
From file770.com
Tor Books publisher Tom Doherty issued a statement on Tor.com about Irene Gallo’s Facebook comments, distinguishing them as not representing the company or himself:
The Science Fiction community is populated with engaged authors and fans many of whom have strong and varied opinions on many subjects. Tor supports that diversity of ( Read more... ) -
Red beans and rice...
Eight years ago, I was hitting the refresh command on the Times-Picayune website over and over, hoping something good would appear. It did. After reading of people gathering in the Marriott's hallways in order to avoid window shrapnel, after reading about attic gatherings and power outages, after reading about wind damage, I just wanted to read ( Read more... ) -
The Next Pope
I scribbled this at the Beaver Inn before the selection of Benedict as the Pope. Julie is pretty sure I'm damned for eternity.
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Chinese dinner
So, you go to a Chinese restaurant. There's four of you. You each order your own entree. 14.95 apiece, let's say ( Read more... ) -
Make a wish as the candles go out
Katrina is seven today. I can't believe how fast she has grown ( Read more... ) -
PTHS Redskins
The Port Townsend High School (where I graduated) got a new superintendent, who wants to get rid of the name 'The Redskins.' This name has been in use since at least 1926. (I haven't been able to figure out how to write "their mascot is the Redskins," so I'll have to ignore my subject/verb agreement for the rest of this ( Read more... ) -
Holy peppered ham steak
This is my first 2012 dabble into LiveJournal. -
Biblical View of Marriage #121: They just keep getting younger and younger
He [Jehoram] was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. He conducted himself like the kings of Israel of the line of Ahab, since the sister of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the Lord's sight.
(2 Kings 8:17-18, New American Bible)
He [Ahaziah] was twenty-two years old when he began his reign, and ( Read more... )