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The Old Folks have arrived at Facebook, en masse. It hasn't been that we weren't following Facebook, and to a lesser extent, MySpace, or skilled enough to use them, but many social media inclined,...

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Whispered dispatches

Shhhh! It's quiet around here. Better not wake up the blogger. Wait, that's me. I'm awake (for the moment), just not having much to say. Work. Sleep. Eat. Run errands. Start it all over again. Winter...

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Not Quite Dead Yet

If it's irreverent or sacrilegious or superstitiously dangerous, I apologize in advance, but perhaps I've had enough of death recently to have earned the right to taunt it, certainly enough to want to...

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To #FollowFriday or not to #FollowFriday

That is the question. I recently read some insightful complaints about the misuse of a Twitter tradition called Follow Friday in which the blogger, an interesting enough if rookie blogger/tweeter, did...

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Nothing to see here

Since I've been sick, my already serious television problem has gotten completely out of control. Now, I've spent large portions part of my life not watching a lot of television. When I was single, I...

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Rising Tides

Rising Tide IV is scheduled for Saturday, August 22nd, once again at the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center. There will again be a meet and greet Friday night social gathering for food and drink...

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True love or not true love

This started as a comment on World Class New Orleans, to Mr. Clio's excellent post A Toxic Culture for the Heart (what I had to go through to get Facebook out of those links is a'whole'nother post)....

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Rising Tide IV

Rising Tide IV is coming Saturday, August 22, 2009. Harry Shearer is the Keynote Speaker and there are panels planned on New Orleans' Culture, Health Care & Sports. There will be a cocktail meet...

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The Tide Rose

The Tide Rose in New Orleans last weekend, and I was still inspired by the NOLA Bloggers. The attendance was greater than previous years, the posters and t-shirts more beautiful, the keynote more...

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Guess I'm going to a concert

I bought tickets to see Rob Thomas at The Fox this Wednesday, September 30. It was an impulsive thing to do, on a Friday night in July, before what will hereinafter and forevermore be referred to as...

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Rob Thomas at the Fox

I love every chance to go to the Fabulous Fox Theater in Atlanta, from rainy Saturday afternoons of my childhood playing make believe with sisters and friends in its exotic spaces while we were...

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The Music

I remember when the words just tumbled out like music made by my heart, and the work was in keeping up with them, typing fast enough to catch the ideas before they slipped away, so there'd be something...

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one day at a time

Leading marketing blogger, Michael Hyatt, asked yesterday, "Do You Make These 10 Mistakes When You Blog?" Well, this blogger doesn't make all ten of them, and nobody's going to accuse me of posting too...

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Rob Thomas Biloxi Setlist 12/5/09

Having breakfast with Dangerblond at the IP Casino in Biloxi. If it's any indication, we're heading towards recovery because this place was packed last night. After a long and gloriously energetic...

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12.16.09 Now

I'm past due an aimless ramble, must be. The pace of everything is always so breathless that it's hard and almost scary to stop, to reflect, to write it down, to breathe. My job is sending me to...

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Marching in Place

Do they march or do they dance or does it matter that it's their own version, and some of both? Folks are flocking to New Orleans to celebrate an NFL Championship game that's being played in Miami, to...

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A Fine Whine

I've been chewin' nails and don't know why. I need a sabbatical, some time alone, a chance to breathe. I try to keep myself centered in the maelstrom that is my day to day. I mean, that's the whole...

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Inglourious Basterds

The Academy Awards are upon us. I've only seen a few of the films (like the ones that are available On Demand), but I have some strong feelings about the films I have seen. I loved The Hurt Locker. My...

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Treme

We have new HBO coming tonight, y'all, and it's yummy, eagerly anticipated, David Simon-created, New Orleans-flavored HBO hour-long drama. I'm so excited. It hasn't even aired yet, and it's already...

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Rob Thomas at the Dow Live Earth Run Atlanta

I signed up to participate in the Dow Live Earth Run for Water a few weeks ago when I learned that Rob Thomas was going to be playing after the Atlanta event. Hosted in Atlanta by the Atlanta Track...

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