Library Chronicles

I really shouldn't shoot my mouth off before I know what I'm talking about. Pedestrians do have access to Pennsylvania Ave. I'...

Our library has implemented a new policy which requires the public to present a library card in order to obtain computer access. Today is g...

"Stout shoes", whitewash and warm overcoats were to be the main line of defence against an atomic strike for Britain's civilia...

Man actually said ,"Fuck a book"

Inspired by Robert Rubin's denial of interest in the VP slot. Kerry's running mate will be Bill Richardson. I have absolutley n...

The Canal Street Streetcar is (finally) scheduled to begin service on April 18. Yat Pundit is promoting his timely book with this site , wh...

BFOP links to this little bit of gold from the Daily Mislead A previously forgotten report from April 2001 (four months before 9/11) shows ...

I'm probably not the first person to point this out but it seems pretty simple to me. If you think it's a little over the top for f...

Sometime this summer or next, someone will release an action film entitled Actionable Intelligence

But sometimes I think this is about right.

I'm linking to this 1989 article by John W. Baer and also to this 2002 column by David Greenburg because they make a couple of importa...

Someone told Ms. Bling Bling she needs to retire. Surprisingly, it wasn't D.

Someone just called to see if we have a video of Yanni Live at the Acropolis

How many times have we all wanted to do exactly this ? via Spinster Librarian

After some initial reservations about the rampant cliches, I'm starting to enjoy Lesson Before Dying . It is the third teacher book (as...

More signs of water found.

Found this on BFOP. It's a... oh just click here.

Via political wire Political junkies are going to love this juicy insider's story about the Dean campaign from the Atlantic. Trippi...

In today's Washington Post, Harold Meyerson gets to the heart of why the Bush administration is fundamentally unfit to govern. Meyerson...

Refuses to annually purchase a new pair of little leather pants for its people?

Video games that can read your mind. Earlier: Apparently so can the FBI

Monty Python's film The Life of Brian is to return to US cinemas next month following the success of The Passion of the Christ Ok, techn...

Bill Moyers interviews Mark Twain impersonator Hal Holbrook. Some Highlights VIDEO CLIP HOLBROOK (as Twain): You know when I talk about the...

But he's got a wonderful yodel.

History's largest streaking event

Is Holden Caulfield a homophobe?

The thirty year fixed rate mortgage

Ok, read this and this and tell me if you think maybe outer space is becomming a little too polluted.

A defiant Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia refused Thursday to remove himself from a case involving his good friend, Vice President Dick...

There's still time for a visit from St. Patrick. Run for your lives!

Ever feel like you're on a sarariman treadmill?

A new poll suggested yesterday that Ralph Nader's independent presidential bid represented a serious threat to the Democratic candidate,...

Said jeffrey as he decided to implement a new periodic feature of things with 30 year durations. Today's item the Thirty Years War.

Ok so, yes, Tom Tomorrow is already all over this. And so is Mary. But holy shit I can't just ignore it! So Remember VNRs? That'...

I know this is hard for outsiders to get a handle on, but New Orleans has a huge Irish heritage. It's pretty simple, really. We're ...

This Globe editorial gives us a tasty little sampler of classic Bush. First, there's the phony claim of the "compassionate conser...

So some French guy suffering from "a temporary hallucination, triggered by anxiety over the global terror threat." thinks he sees...

The best news show on television is losing its host. Bill Moyers is the most earnest and thoughtful journalist currently working, although ...

For instance, today's column submits that without astrology ....an entire industry of aging hippies and their clientele comprised of mid...

This fall on FOX!! A population of socially marginalized n'er do wells is abducted, genetically altered, forced to attend a six week int...

Behold the horrors of socialized medicine.

I've got this working theory that Al Franken has come to occupy a place in American public life formerly held by Gore Vidal. Franken, l...

That's right it's the Bible as read by Darth Vader Another bold theological leap forward.

"The hand I fan with" by Tina McElroy Ansa: What is this crap, I asked the cat sleeping on my chest. The lady uses twenty adjectiv...

So Daisy and I are piloting the circ desk this morning when a frazzled man in what looks like a lucky dog vendor's attire comes panting ...

Literally. Hey it's what I would have done. via Jonathan who is probably the only person more enthused by this than I am.

Human Rights Watch issued a repo rt today that details numerous instances of abuse of Afghan "detainees" by US military forces. R...

Crassly exploit a tragic horrific event for your evil political purposes and thereby shit loudly upon the memory of thousands of lost lives,...

Award winning reference interview. (It's Daisy so you may have to scroll down)

Not!! Tom Tomorrow calls Friedman on his bullshit here.

Oy! Hey, maybe the makers of smittens can help these folks out with some sort of appropriate headgear.

Gates: Buy stamps to send e-mail

Now that US forces have forcibly removed a democratically elected ideological opponent in Haiti , it's time to move on to Venezuela. I...

This is classic. George W Bush: Protrait of a Business Student At Harvard Business School, thirty years ago, George Bush was a student of m...

And with that, Jeffrey wins the award for lame post title of the year! Now for $135.00, you can have your very own Bell South pay phone ref...

The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest Since 1982 the English Department at San Jose State University has sponsored the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Con...

... my brother's birthday, but it is also World Book Day. Celebrate by taking the Book Day Quiz courtesy of the BBC.

In a word, Duh

What's Wrong With Madonna's Picture Book (Scroll down, permalinks out for some reason)

Via Damfacrats The most disgusting thing about the 2000 Florida debacle is that it has been used to badger state after state into "...

See now this makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Wouldn't it be much less dangerous to just hang the shirt from the wire? Extreme...

Pandagon appropriately captures the magic.

I had no idea it was my fault I'm so poor!! The core assumption is that economic forces determine culture and shape behavior. As William...

Suspicious characters. I certainly wouldn't have them in my bar. Besides, I think the one on the right is a pool shark.

From a Washington Post article on the DEA's approval of the testing of ecstasy as a possible treatment for trauma. Ecstasy, also known a...

Now that National Guard deployment has reached its highest level since WWII , can a new draft be far behind?

Hee hee

You're Lebanon! Your room's a mess.  Your house is a mess.  Heck, your life is a mess.  It all used to be really beautiful...

A lady came in this afternoon under the impression that the library was giving away free tickets. I have no idea where she got this. ...

Previously, I had resolved to remain the only person on the planet not to dignify Mel Gibson's exercise in pompous religi-porn with an a...

Pat Conroy's The Water is Wide is very similar to and every bit as enjoyable as Esme Codell's Educating Esme . Thanks D.

I should have mentioned this earlier, but the sudden deprogramming of Mr. Dobbs has been a source of great entertainment to me. Take a look....

Beyond funny

Ha ha! In London, folks are taking action against traffic surveillance cameras. Physical attacks on so-called Gatso cameras -- whose tell-ta...

If Perle is a political liability, isn't Cheney a bigger one?

Because he has no spine.

The Bartman ball is not long for this world . I understand the whole throwing the cursed object back into the fires of Mount Doom thing and...

The next step from this place is obviously tech support. link via Tom Tomorrow

Things are slowly getting back to normal. This morning, I drove down St. Charles Ave with the Krewe of Municipal Vehicles as they continued...

It's kind of a stormy one out there. Unfortunately, the rain looks like it will be with us until after Mardi Gras. We'll try not to ...

Ms Apostrophe herself. Punctuation issue saves the day. link via naked furniture

Instructor just used the word, "irregardless"

Rumors abound of the reformation of legendary New Orleans prog-punk-rock band, Testaverde. More to come as this story develops.

You're The Sound and the Fury ! by William Faulkner Strong-willed but deeply confused, you are trying to come to grips with a m...

It was a goal ! If they weren't so sad, they'd be f'ing hilarious.

It just confused the time for my last two posts. The comments are scrambled between them as well. Also.. an unannounced mini-parade jus...

Now you too can take the Yankee or Dixie quiz. Some of the possible responses need to be New Orleansed up a bit. We call our sandwiches p...

First the bad news. Last night there was a shooting about five blocks down the street from where D and I were standing. This is saddening...

According to President Match , I should be talking up Kucinich or Sharpton.. but I knew that already. I'm a bit more of a pragmatist th...

Naked Furniture's Mary has really had it with Kansas . And for good reason too.. follow her links.

I hope this doesn't prompt the legions of new activists he brought into the process to drop out as well. Defeating Bush is no less impo...

Ladders Let's see. I think the ladder people's pre-parade conversation goes something like this: "Well gee, Margaret, instea...

Apparently the FBI can read your mind now. "It is highly scientific, brain fingerprinting doesn't have anything to do with the emot...

For this crucial piece of journalism . Where would we be without you here to shine your beacon of truth upon these dark mysteries. LONDON, ...

Actually this is must read material. A retrospective on the most disastrous administration in American history. (Yes, that is indeed saying...

A prominent female state senator has said that she does not support the 19th Amendment, which guarantees women the right to vote, and that i...

Hey kids. Just thought I'd drop in to remind everyone how much I love you. And to let you know you can expect light posting (or at lea...

At last the witnesses are coming forward.

Government economic statistics are always fun because you can make the numbers say whatever you want.. or in this case nothing at all Today...

WWL TV just ran a report on the installation of security cameras on public streets in New Orleans. There is no story on their web site yet ...