Nix Bits

I really don’t. I’ve been trying to keep up. There’s just so darn much. The crime, the mayor, the congress, the insurance companies, the Corps, the education system, the New Orleans haters … it’s all too much. I just don’t have that much anger to give. And I’ve been too darn busy. It’s easier just […]

I somehow missed reading this article the other day. It is journalist Chris Cooper’s spot-on analysis of the recovery process on the Gulf Coast. When people ask “Where is all the money? Why is it taking so long?”, this article provides the answers. This makes me want to go back and read his book, Disaster, […]

Da po’ blog has an interesting post comparing homeowner grant programs. Praise has been heaped upon MS for being so efficient in comparision to LA. Mississippi’s governor seems to love nothing more than to heap praise his on state’s programs while heaping scorn on “whiny” Louisiana. There is little doubt that LA’s program has been […]

So we’re sitting on the couch the other night watching the President’s speech on his new plans for Iraq. He breaks into the part about how there will be new investments in infrastructure and rebuilding of Baghdad and surrounding areas. My wife turns to mean and says “yeah, but what about us?” The logic for […]

With various and sundry platitudes and vague promises, Nagin and co. announce their plans to get control of the city’s rising murder rate. What I don’t hear is any of that “transparency and accountability” he touted during the election. Da Mayor used to run a business at one time and claims to be running a […]

So I’m reading the Times Picayune Money section on Sunday and the Answer Spot column had some interesting queries about how the program will work for folks who have already sold their flood damaged (eligible) homes. We’re considering applying for the program but haven’t so far. While we are certainly eligible and deserve the assistance […]

It’s probably been apparent that Jennifer and I planned to stay in New Orleans despite selling our home recently. In fact, we put in an offer on a new house in the Lower Garden District the same day we finally closed on our former home in Mid City. I hadn’t posted about it because I […]

THE THIRD BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS: 14 months later….A Homecoming A friend of mine finally returns to his home, 14 months later. His house is just two blocks away from the one my wife and I just sold. I helped him move a few things on Saturday morning. It was really great to see his […]

This is kinda fun (HT, Maitri) Rules: Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 123. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the next 4 sentences on your blog along with these instructions. Don’t you dare dig for that “cool” or “intellectual” book in your closet! I know you were thinking about […]

We did it. After being under contract since July, we finally closed on the mold house Monday. This is the first real step forward we’ve been able to take since the levees broke. As I mentioned before, prior to Katrina, we had plans to sell the little Mid City shotgun I had originally purchased in […]