January 2007 Archives

Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

I've seen her perform this song about about 10 different times. It is always a treat.

We had fun at her party last night at the Bounce House.

Can I just say that Caller ID is one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century? To be sure, it has changed our phone answering habits. Gone are the days of just picking up the phone although I think that's a shame. If someone calls us and they have an out-of-area, toll-free, or unfamiliar phone number listing, they must talk to our answering machine before they will ever get to talk to us. I realize that we may be eliminating Publisher’s Clearing House from contacting us but I can’t imagine why they would ever want to contact us anyway. We don’t fill out their stupid sweepstakes any more. My only fear is that someone I care about will call me from their new cell phone to tell me they are bleeding in the street. They may have to endure an extra ring or two. That fear is somewhat offset by my remote location. From where I live, unless they were heading to my house, I don’t think I could do them much good anyway. Better for them to call someone closer or 911.

New Orleans French Quarter Festival is being held this year on April 13 (Friday the 13th???), 14, and 15. This is a fave of Patsy's and mine. Be there or be square. No music postings yet but I highly recommend the Washboard Jazz Trio (Adobe Acrobat Reader required) if they're playing. We only got to see the last 10 minutes of their set last year. They were excellent.

I need a job at MSNBC.COM. Wonder what kind of contrack I can get?

Wonder if they'll have it corrected anytime soon?

If you have a second, Vote for Drew Brees as the FEDEX Express Air Player of the Year. He is an excellent candidate and Children’s Hospital in New Orleans is a wonderful facility that is financially struggling since Hurricane Katrina.

I have really loved the writing of Chris Rose since Hurricane Katrina. Before Katrina, I had never heard of him. Here's another great installment. Hopefully, you won't have to register. Registration is free if you do have to.

I'll represent, too, Chris.

Of interest to ALL Federal taxpayers. Worth some money to you. It's line 71 on the standard 1040. Don't know about the other forms.

Daddy would be so excited that his beloved Saints are in the playoffs again. Everyone in the city has Saints fever. Joey and I would love to go to the game, but we have no tickets and are unwilling to pay what they want for the few that are still available. We know a few people who bought season tickets this year for the first time, and we are envious of their good fortune. We're going to get a babysitter and go out to eat and try to savor some of the Saints fever either downtown or at a friend's house. I keep asking Robbie if he wished he had season tickets this year. He held season tickets for a lot of years. What say you Robbie, about all the hype? Being a sterotypical girl, I must say that I hate their new uniforms. I prefer the gold pants and black jerseys.

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Ya think?