The Huck Upchuck

Check this out. I'd like to add another question to the 10 posed in the linked post. That question is: "Given the history of deci...

The national St. Vincent de Paul Society, a very fine charity, is having a raffle fundraiser in support of their ongoing work. The raffle ...

Here is my next addition to Random NOLA, which is a blog posting category that features a photo that I've taken from places around the c...

New data reveal that -- surprise! -- Louisiana is the country's "laziest" state ! In a new ranking by Businessweek.com based o...

Well, folks, I did it. I made it through exactly one year under my blogging self-nudge pledge . I have to admit, it hasn't been easy. ...

I hear a lot from some of my regular conservative readers and friends about keeping government small and local. About respecting local auth...

That is, she's doing some "refudiating" of that liberal slander which calls the Tea Party racist. Get it ... "refute...

I'm happy to report that I am safely back in the N'Awl, sitting in my very own home, getting ready to put my head down on my very ow...

The fiesta de despedida (farewell party) is completed and my duties as Resident Director for our Summer in Guadalajara program are done. I...

Just by chance, I recently came across a wonderful NOLA-based blog called What I Saw Riding My Bike Around Today . Two comments about this ...

Remember when Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal criticized the Federal Government for not acting quickly enough to appropriate money to throw...

Sharron Angle admits that the reason for running for office and getting interviewed by the "fair and balanced" media is to raise ...

One thing you have to give the Palins is that they are most definitely the epitome of average, gossipy, po-dunk, cheeseball, slapstick, clas...

"The Saints’ defense is like the homely looking guy who somehow wins over the ladies by being a brash alpha male." Andy Benoit , ...

I wish I could say that David Vitter's birther pandering surprises me. But I can't. The man is a tool who will say anything to co...

Had a wonderful, but exhausting trip to Mexico City. I've been there more than two dozen times, I'd guess. Many of these visits wi...

Heading out to the magnificant capital city of this magnificent country. Will be taking the group on a 3-day weekend excursion. Our schedu...

Much has been made in the study of Democratic Transition literature in the Latin American region, particularly with regard to Mexico and the...

Formal qualifying for this Fall's local, state and national elections has officially begun. Democratic State Rep. Juan LaFonta has off...

About two months ago, I profiled a wonderful black folk/string band called the "Carolina Chocolate Drops." Terry Gross met with a...