Americans have knee-jerk reactions to buzzwords that they do not fully comprehend. Definitional or contextual ignorance of words and concepts can lead to stultifying exchanges that leave all parties exhausted and frustrated. In an desperate effort to remain relevant, those on the political right have resurrected the twin...
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Mardi Gras is over now, and it’s back to the real world for your humble narrator. This means annoying customers, coaching at track practice, and of course Louisiana politicians making the news and embarrassing me further. So almost two weeks ago Obama got his stimulus bill passed. Not a monumental feat since he only needed...
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I have spent many an Ash Wednesday recovering from the debauchery that is Mardi Gras. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately to some), I have been posted up in Virginia for the past 4…just as sober as the Fat Tuesday before. And although I would like to believe that my vote is what swung my current state’s support of a...
read moreI am eager to be back on the job market. No, I didn’t just awake from a hundred-year nap. I’m just tired of being a student. Of course, once I do graduate and can wave that signal piece of paper to employers–letting them know I may be overqualified but I still need to eat, especially in this market–I...
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In the town that birthed and raised me, today they celebrate one of the least understood, but most widely admired holidays in the world: Mardi Gras. Considering the times we are in, maybe we should rename it Mardi Maigre, though I think it lacks the same charm. Unfortunately, I have missed Mardi Gras in New Orleans for the last...
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It’s not a big deal being in a recession if you’re from Louisiana. We’ve been cutting costs for as long as there’s been industry here. Our decision makers have no qualms about putting out an inferior product as long as it’s turning a profit. Sadly our chickens come home to roost when every now and then we want something...
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