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13 January 2006
Sinking In
I broke down for the first time in awhile today at work after reading the Bring New Orleans Back final report that was released this week. Their website is down up and running, and I managed to get a copy of the powerpoint presentation. Here it is converted to pdf. I guess [...]
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11 January 2006
OK, I said I would
Pictures. They’ve both grown since you saw them Buzz (I guess it’s nearly 2 years ago now!)
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10 January 2006
Dear Dave, I’m awesome. Love, SuperBowl MVP Doug Williams
In today’s “what the hell?” moment, the New Orleans City Council passed a unanimous resolution the other day asking Tom Benson to hire SuperBowl MVP Doug Williams as head coach or other executive, who is currently an executive with the Tampa Bay Bucs.
I have a few concerns.
Why is the New Orleans City Council wasting their [...]
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9 January 2006
Staring at my sticky desk…
I can no longer be trusted to eat a kiwi fruit at work anymore.
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6 January 2006
The first whinge of the year
I’ve been in Leeds most of this week on a course. It is 300 miles from Poole. Drove up there Tuesday night, 5 hours drive, developed a cold on the way up, spent 3 days in a classroom with thumping head and leaking nose finding it hard to concentrate, drove back tonight trying to see [...]
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6 January 2006
WordPress 2 is Released
WordPress, the software I use to run this site, has just released a new version, WordPress 2.0. I’ll be upgrading the site sometime this weekend, and who knows what might happen. Don’t be alarmed if the site goes down for a little while, or looks a little funny.
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5 January 2006
Wicked at the Fox
WICKED will play Wednesday, May 17 through Sunday, May 28, 2006 at The Fox Theatre in Midtown Atlanta.
Performances are Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m. with matinees on Saturdays at 2:00 p.m., Sundays at 1:00 p.m. and a special matinee performance on Thursday, May 18 at 2:00 p.m.
Ticket prices range from $27.00 - $66.00 [...]
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4 January 2006
The Center of the Universe
In an email newsletter today, I got a link to author David Foster Wallace’s commencement address at Kenyon University in May 2005. It’s a nice New Year’s read, the time of year where everyone is thinking about resolutions and self-improvement and so on.
It’s about how we are hard-wired to see ourselves as the center [...]
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2 January 2006
2005 Recap
I’m turning this post into everyone’s recap. A review of the year if you will. Post news by month
January - Unemployed. 2 cats/2 people. Start knitted bag.
February - Unemployed. 2 cats/2 people. Excellent Mardi Gras.
March - Unemployed. 2 cats/2 people.
April - Unemployed. 2 cats/2 people. Vegas trip. [...]
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2 January 2006
Bye Jim Haslett, Hello Matt Leinart
Haslett won’t return as Saints head coach
The Saints fired coach Jim Haslett on Monday, the day after ending a 3-13 season overshadowed by the hurricane that devastated New Orleans and forced the team to abandon the city.
Now that it has happened, I feel kinda bad for Haslett. But this should have happened after last [...]
