elbuzzard.com Archives: February 2006
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19 February 2006
Things I want to do during Mardi Gras:
1. See my sister and future brother in law in Tucks Saturday after Iris around 1 pm
2. Eat oysters at Cooter’s
3. See a brass band – Wild Magnolias @ Le Bon Temps on Sunday night
4. See Mr. Quintron and Miss Pussycat show – Mon Feb. 27th – LUNDI-GRAS….QUINTRON AND MISS PUSSYCAT live concert with [...]
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19 February 2006
Let’s Get Fired Up! It’s Mardi Gras time!
This article made me melacholy but there’s no time for that. Let’s turn those frowns upside down!
Melancholy reveler
There’s a hole in his heart, but the parade must go on
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Chris Rose
So the season is upon us.
In some pockets of town, I see the banners, flags, bunting and lights with the colors that speak [...]
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17 February 2006
Achewood
Teh Amistad has found a killer story arc again, for the first time in months and months and months!
Start here and read forward
I’m actually looking forward to the next strip every day, instead of just checking Achewood by habit.
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16 February 2006
JazzFest 2006 Lineup Announced
http://www.nojazzfest.com/
Looks like I’ll be making a trip both weekends. The one I most want to see is Fats Domino, but Leslie wants to see Frogman Henry and told me that I shouldn’t miss Ani DiFranco live. Plus, it’s hard to turn down Dylan and Dr. John.
First Weekend: 28, 29, and 30 April 2006
The [...]
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15 February 2006
Frustration Incorporation
Now that the government has admitted to screwing up the post-Katrina relief efforts, what will their punishment be? 1,300 counts of murder? Relieved of their duties? 10 year of hard labor rebuilding New Orleans and affected areas?
Why do I get the feeling that these incompetent fools will be allowed to continue at their jobs with [...]
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15 February 2006
Fleur de Lis
For awhile, a bunch of us have been talking about going out and getting tattoos to commemorate our experiences with Katrina, Rita, and New Orleans this September (and continuing). Here’s my favorites so far:
I’ve put up a flickr page with a whole mess of different types. There’s lots of variations on the theme [...]
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13 February 2006
Typical behavior
I’m sure everyone has read about this by now: Dick Cheney’s hunting accident.
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13 February 2006
Lack of recent postings
I know I haven’t updated the site in awhile. I’ve been busy this past week, and let the site slide a bit.
In other news, please welcome Amber as the newest elbuzzard author.
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1 February 2006
Ignoring Politics
Ever since I moved out of DC, I’ve been pretty much ignoring all things political, with the exception of New Orleans. It was refreshing.
Then I learned last night that Alito was on the Supreme Court. I learned it because The Bush introduced him, and not from the news. I read a lot [...]
