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19 April 2011 ~ Comments Off

Video: Kite Flying

My wife and I ate lunch at the park. Among the things we saw, these guys were flying a kite. At one point, there were about 10 of them, including one dude with an incredible Czech sweater. YouTube Video

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02 January 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Seedy Hotels

Twitter brings me gifts every so often.  Today, that gift comes in the form of a historical run down of the shady hotels on Airline Highway/Hwy 61 in the Baton Rouge area. There are way too many to name, but I have passed them many times.  I’ve even stayed at one of the hotels featured [...]

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15 November 2009 ~ Comments Off

Go Boo Yourself

LSU fans are a fickle bunch.  The coach is always wrong.  The backup QB is always better than the starter, at least until he gets into the game.  I don’t have ESPNU, so I was unable to watch the game last night against La. Tech.  That didn’t stop me tuning into the radio.  There are [...]

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14 November 2009 ~ Comments Off

Music for the People

I go to as many concerts and shows as I can.  I’m always interested in the big name shows coming to the area, even if I don’t plan on going.  A successful show for one act could lead to another act coming here.  That’s a win-win for everyone. Jay-z is coming to New Orleans in [...]

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06 September 2009 ~ Comments Off

Sundays With Target

Sunday mornings typically start with me going to Target to get my grocery shopping done.  I can usually knock it out in under an hour and get back home to have the rest of the day doing other things.  Plus, Target annoys me because if you go after lunch on Sunday, there is no milk [...]

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28 August 2009 ~ Comments Off

Welcome Back Recap

As mentioned yesterday, I went to Welcome Back Day 2009 at Nicholls State University to catch a glimpse of the unveiling of the new Col. Tillou costume.  Since my friend Hollie started all the trouble on Facebook with the “I Hate The New Col. Tillou” group, we needed pictures.  She ended up being swamped at [...]

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