I like Houston. It has personality. In New Orleans I am of course a fan of WWOZ – W-Wizard of Oz. But Houston is a city and New Orleans is a town, and New Orleans is an old and sophisticated town, but Houston is a city, and it is truly urban despite the suburbs with … More kpft 90.1 fm HOUSTON
A. I heard an NPR commentator say today as I was driving home that it was now TOO LATE to pull out of the stock market and go to cash. I have been saying for over two decades that the regular American should not be in the stock market at all, but should be keeping … More Don’t Buy Stocks. Buy Mushrooms
I am not a Fashion Free Feminist, and this is terrible: I have discovered I have cellulite, visible cellulite, right in the leg. It is a serious Fashion Problem [FP]. I noticed it when I tried on bathing suits. Now I do not know what to buy. Unfamiliar with bathing suits other than bikinis and … More A Very Serious Question
Hurricane Ike is coming to Louisiana after all, and we are waiting for it. Everything is hot and still, tense and vivid, as in earthquake weather, and I am displeased. I am told that the wind which will pick up Friday morning at five will be the hurricane’s first band. There is sudden fear but … More Upon First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer
For this ominous date we have a video of Vallejo’s hometown, his church, his house, and more. It has an appropriately nervous soundtrack. It was made in the depths of the driest season – everything is as brown as can be. When you get to part about the house, be sure not to miss the … More Santiago de Chuco
I love the blog Mudflats, which is so funny that it actually manages to distract me from my concern about Hurricane Ike. I love the forecasters at the National Hurricane Center, especially forecasters AVILA and BEVEN, but their forecasts on Hurricane Ike have been making me nervous. Hurricane Ike made landfall in northeastern Cuba around … More Election Time
The roofers and the telephone company have come and gone, and the results of Hurricane Gustav chez moi are almost completely hidden. Lucille Bogan is still singing. I am practicing for the possible Saturday arrival of Hurricane Ike. For this storm I will bring my battery powered CD player home from the office, and play … More ULTRAMARINOS. ABARROTES
1. I am so woefully ill prepared for a serious emergency that I would really like to take a few days off and learn – and practice a few things like turning all the utilities on and off, purifying water, and so on. I do not have time to practice all of these things now, … More On Ecology. On Competence. On Cities
This weekend I have begun shopping for Hurricane Ike. I considered putting off roofing until the end of hurricane season, so as not to have to repeat the job. The roofers got here before I could make this wild decision. But if Ike or any other storm comes here, I am not repairing the roof … More La Tricotea
My roof is leaking. Since Gustav, who dislodged several of my shingles, it has rained steadily and hard. Now there is water running down an interior wall, coming from the attic. After Katrina my insurance deductible for wind related damage in named storms was raised to $2,980. Ave Maria. This, however, is the kind of … More Latest News. On the Palins. On Language Teaching. On Storms
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