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Archive for August, 2006

Mmm. BLT and Pigs in a Blanket…

Recipe for what sounds like a tasty BLT. And, an article on the return of those amazing little appetizers: pigs in a blanket (apparently, actually little beef franks in pastry, since pork isn’t kosher).
The sad reality that there’s a decline in women in as law clerks in the US Supreme Court, Linda Greenhouse analyzes. [...]

Soon to say so long to August

Tuesday night: Tavis Smiley had a great interview with Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History at Tulane, regarding his latest book on the first week of Katrina. Brinkley criticizes the feds and the mayor of New Orleans, on the air and, apparently, in his book. I think it was amazing that he managed to get his [...]

Katrina Counterpoint

Sundance Channel ran Mardi Gras Made in China as a counterpoint to our Katrina rememberances. The documentary maker interviews Mardi Gras partiers and the Chinese people who make their beads - both being completely ignorant of each other. The beads might as well have been dropped from Mars; when the workers were shown what was [...]

Revisiting (or never leaving) Katrina

One year later. The posts from last year, on it dawns on us that this was something.
NBC’s Brian Williams tonight with a retrospect. The pictures are still hard to grasp.

Sunday

Trying to plan out the trip to San Francisco coming up in September. Five days there. Hmm. Can’t guarantee blogging while there, but I got a month to figure it out.
Blogging the Emmies. Wasn’t even sure I’d watch, but apparently I am watching. And blogging it. If you don’t want the results spoiled for [...]