Still Beautiful

Seen pre-Katrina at Fountainebleau State Park in Mandeville, LA.
It's still there, although much smaller

Happy Birthday, New Orleans

Farewell, Mr. Helm

Levon Helm left us today at the age of 71.

He was awesome.

Here's a link to a short slideshow from the NYT website

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/04/18/arts/20120418HELM.html

Pulitzer for Huffington Post

HuffPo receives its first Pulitzer

link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/business/media/2012-pulitzer-prize-winners-announced.html?emc=na

headline of the day

Man arrested for shooting hiker http://www.nbc33tv.com/news/crimetracker/man-arrested-for-shooting-hiker-who-he-thought-was-a-turkeywho he thought was a turkey

Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper loses it during a "Dyngus Day" report. It's priceless

Free Choice (?)

Still Missing Ashley Morris

Four years ago today the NOLA blogsphere lost a very strong voice. Ashley Morris passed away YEARS TOO YOUNG on a trip to Florida. At first I thought it was a late April Fools joke. Then - reading other NOLA blogs - I discovered it was true.

I look back in Thanks Katrina for the collective sadness at the loss of Ashley.
Check this link out to find out how one passionate person changed how people reacted. We still miss you, Ashley.

Here's a link to Ashley's blog with his greatest hits on the left side of the page


Charlotte over at Nolafemmes put a lump in my throat with this post.

A WHODAT kind of post

Jason Calbos posts this just in time for our WHO DAT hearts.

excerpt:
"You can hand us the short end of the stick but, we will never bow our heads again. We have had enough of your piety and Holier than Thou attitude. We know we messed up but, what you have done is just plain messed up. Come bring your friends and point out our short comings. Act like your team(s) walk on water never doing anything wrong. Just wait. "

Thanks to a Falcons Fan

A very complimentary post from a Falcons fan regarding Goodell's harsh punishment for the Saints.

Excerpt


But never before has the NFL dumped this kind of acrimony on top of a fan base with such a hereditary disposition to isolationism and contempt. For decades, New Orleans football fans searched for relevance, along with woebegone lots like Atlanta, Cincinnati and modern day Jacksonville. Now that they have that safely in the record books, Saints fans just need the smallest of perceived sleights to brew a righteous indignation and become rebels the likes of which the league's never dreamed of.