I borrowed this post from Mike Styborski's over at Humid City
Campbell’s is donating soup to NFL teams which they will distribute to local food banks. In our case this will be Second Harvest. 1,000 cans of soup will be donated to each team regardless of the voting outcome. The team receiving the most votes for the AFC and NFC get an additional 12,000 cans and the overall winner gets another 5,000 cans. This means if you lazy kids out there can click a button enough times for the Saints, you could help bring in 18,000 cans of soup to help feed people. And not watered down MRE soup, but so-chunky-you-could-eat-it-with-a-fork-but-use-a-spoon Chunky Soup!
The contest goes on through the end of the season when the four AFC and NFC teams with the most votes enter single elimination “playoffs” for three weeks to crown the overall winner. This means each of you reading this can add over seventy votes for the Saints from here on in! Just go to Chunky’s website and click the Vote Now button, then pick the Saints matchup and choose our home team. And hurry! As of this posting the Saints 5,042 votes are second to the Packers 8,971 this week. In the time it took me to type that and double check the numbers the Pack gained four votes and the Saints gained none, so get your fingers moving and help feed some people in New Orleans!
And don’t forget to blast this to everyone you know!
So go vote, y'all. It helps our local Second Harvesters Food Bank. Tis the season!
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Scuzzbucket Ed Blakely
He's such a wacko (albeit "educated") himself, isn't he? Note to NOLA dot com: the word is lambast, not lambaste.
An editorial in the Times Pic details the small list of Blakely's accomplishments and takes him to task for his cowardly words in the interview
Here are reactions from the NOLA blogosphere:
Cliff says that NOLA shouldn't be mad at Ed because he's telling the truth
Pistolette thinks NOLA brings out the worst in outsiders
Richard over at metroblogs talks about Blakely's lack of understanding about the real recovery going on in the city because he was hanging around with a bunch of buffoons on Perdido Street
Library Chronicles' take on the matter
Michael Homan uses humor to answer to Blakely's claim about the "white man put their foot back on black people's throats".
Adrastos dicusses the "reign" of the "recovery kaiser".
Oyster's take
American Zombie takes on Blakely's mis-statement about NOLA not taking responsibility for recovery
NOLA-dishu has the videos of the Blakely interview.
An editorial in the Times Pic details the small list of Blakely's accomplishments and takes him to task for his cowardly words in the interview
Here are reactions from the NOLA blogosphere:
Cliff says that NOLA shouldn't be mad at Ed because he's telling the truth
Pistolette thinks NOLA brings out the worst in outsiders
Richard over at metroblogs talks about Blakely's lack of understanding about the real recovery going on in the city because he was hanging around with a bunch of buffoons on Perdido Street
Library Chronicles' take on the matter
Michael Homan uses humor to answer to Blakely's claim about the "white man put their foot back on black people's throats".
Adrastos dicusses the "reign" of the "recovery kaiser".
Oyster's take
American Zombie takes on Blakely's mis-statement about NOLA not taking responsibility for recovery
NOLA-dishu has the videos of the Blakely interview.
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Happy Bday, Saints
from WetBankGuy rt marienola On this day 1966, All Saints Day, NFL awarded franchise to New Orleans. calling team The Saints.
Happy 43rd Birthday Saints!
Happy 43rd Birthday Saints!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Honoring those who have passed
November 1 is traditionally a day in this part of the country for people to honor their dead by cleaning up the graves of their departed relatives and lighting the graves at dusk .
from an article found at suite101 dot com:
In south Louisiana, above-ground tombs are almost a necessity due to the low elevantions of the land. Prior to the days of affordable granite monuments, most Cajun tombs were constructed of brick or concrete and quickly became blemished by the elements of nature. It became a common custom to "whitewash" the tombs with a thick mixture of lime (calcium hydroxide) and water. Those Cajun families who had a little more money to spend would apply white paint to beautify their tombs. At least once a year, the gravesites were cleaned with bleach and another coat of white was added to the mortar surfaces. New floral arrangements were put into place, and the tombs took on a freshened appearance prior to the annual cemetery blessing by the local priest.
It's a beautiful tradition that ushers in the winter season for me....the beginning of the "falling back" of daylight savings time and the accompanying shorter days. There's something ethereal to witness this custom in person.
While at time dot com tonight I ran across this picture that depicts how people in Hong Kong honor their dead:
Wall of Memories
People sweep their ancestors' graves during the Chung Yeung Festival at a vertical cemetery in Hong Kong.
America generally honors her dead on Memorial Day
Latinos recognize their loved ones who have passed during Dia des la Muertos (Day of the Dead). As in many Latin American countries, Mexico commemorates the Day of the Dead or All Souls’ Day on November 2nd.
The ancient Egyptians mummified their dead, and used stele .
From the quick reading I've done, the stele looks as if it was used to tell the story of the deceased. Seems like the stele was the inspiration for the gravestones we use today.
So if you're out and about in the Slidell/Lacombe area tomorrow at dusk, stop to witness the people here honoring their dead, while La Toussaint takes place in France.
from an article found at suite101 dot com:
In south Louisiana, above-ground tombs are almost a necessity due to the low elevantions of the land. Prior to the days of affordable granite monuments, most Cajun tombs were constructed of brick or concrete and quickly became blemished by the elements of nature. It became a common custom to "whitewash" the tombs with a thick mixture of lime (calcium hydroxide) and water. Those Cajun families who had a little more money to spend would apply white paint to beautify their tombs. At least once a year, the gravesites were cleaned with bleach and another coat of white was added to the mortar surfaces. New floral arrangements were put into place, and the tombs took on a freshened appearance prior to the annual cemetery blessing by the local priest.
It's a beautiful tradition that ushers in the winter season for me....the beginning of the "falling back" of daylight savings time and the accompanying shorter days. There's something ethereal to witness this custom in person.
While at time dot com tonight I ran across this picture that depicts how people in Hong Kong honor their dead:
Wall of Memories
People sweep their ancestors' graves during the Chung Yeung Festival at a vertical cemetery in Hong Kong.
America generally honors her dead on Memorial Day
Latinos recognize their loved ones who have passed during Dia des la Muertos (Day of the Dead). As in many Latin American countries, Mexico commemorates the Day of the Dead or All Souls’ Day on November 2nd.
The ancient Egyptians mummified their dead, and used stele .
From the quick reading I've done, the stele looks as if it was used to tell the story of the deceased. Seems like the stele was the inspiration for the gravestones we use today.
So if you're out and about in the Slidell/Lacombe area tomorrow at dusk, stop to witness the people here honoring their dead, while La Toussaint takes place in France.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Moronic Scuzzbuckets
You would think that a school that has the reputation of producing intelligent people would have common sense. Not so at Brother Martin High.
Today's Times Pic carried a story about clueless school administrators that allowed Brother Martin students to wear black masks during a pep rally before last Friday's football game against St. Augustine High School, an historically black school. Brother Martin President John Devlin avers that Brother Martin had no intention of igniting a racial controversy and that the students were spoofing the Batman movie "The Dark Knight," (St. Augustine teams are known as the Purple Knights). Mr. Devlin, did you THINK about this scenario? Is there anything in place at your school where adults oversee "skits" done at pep rallies. This is the 21st century, for gawd sakes!!
Today's Times Pic carried a story about clueless school administrators that allowed Brother Martin students to wear black masks during a pep rally before last Friday's football game against St. Augustine High School, an historically black school. Brother Martin President John Devlin avers that Brother Martin had no intention of igniting a racial controversy and that the students were spoofing the Batman movie "The Dark Knight," (St. Augustine teams are known as the Purple Knights). Mr. Devlin, did you THINK about this scenario? Is there anything in place at your school where adults oversee "skits" done at pep rallies. This is the 21st century, for gawd sakes!!
An Appropriate Appointment
The country's newest Surgeon General has been appointed.
The Senate has finally confirmed Dr. Regina Benjamin to be the U.S. surgeon general, making her only the third African American to hold the position as the nation's top doctor.
The Senate nod came by a voice vote Thursday night, an expression of unanimous consent of both parties.
The 53-year-old family practice doctor had spent most of her career tending to the needs of poor patients in a Gulf Coast clinic she founded two decades ago in Alabama.
She was the first African-American woman board member of the American Medical Association, and she just served a term as chairwoman of the group's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs.
Regina is a Katrina heroine and I'm so happy to hear of this appointment. She'll do us proud.
The Senate has finally confirmed Dr. Regina Benjamin to be the U.S. surgeon general, making her only the third African American to hold the position as the nation's top doctor.
The Senate nod came by a voice vote Thursday night, an expression of unanimous consent of both parties.
The 53-year-old family practice doctor had spent most of her career tending to the needs of poor patients in a Gulf Coast clinic she founded two decades ago in Alabama.
She was the first African-American woman board member of the American Medical Association, and she just served a term as chairwoman of the group's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs.
Regina is a Katrina heroine and I'm so happy to hear of this appointment. She'll do us proud.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
MRGO Update
When Army Corps of Engineers contractors pounded the last of the steel-reinforced, 140-foot-long concrete "soldier" pilings deep into the marsh and clay that underlies the MR-GO and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, it marked the ceremonial end of an era. The work closes a shipping corridor that destroyed critical marsh and made the region more vulnerable to hurricanes.
Each piling is 66 inches in diameter and had to be moved into place using three of the five largest cranes available in the United States, corps representatives said. Once in place, cages of steel rebar were lowered into each piling before they were filled with concrete. (taken from the TimesPic)
At the website, MRGO must go, they've listed five broad-scale initiatives needed to fix damage caused by MRGO and protect people from hurricanes. Included with each initiative are the projects necessary to reach the goal of each task, the benefits from each project, the existing committments and the next critical steps.
MRGO, as you may recall, was instrumental in the flooding of the Ninth Ward, New Orleans East and St. Bernard Parish during Katrina.
This is one small step towards saving Louisiana's coastline.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Vote for CNN Hero of the Year
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Drumsticks in hand, Derrick Tabb has found a way to transform New Orleans children from troublemakers to tuba players.
Derrick Tabb's program provides free tutoring, instruments and music instruction to more than 100 students.
Tabb, wearing a gold chain and a baseball cap, doesn't look the part of a typical band teacher. But every weekday evening in the French Quarter, he beats out the rhythm on his music stand as students play their chosen instruments. In doing so, he gives them an alternative to New Orleans' rough streets.
"I tell everyone I'm competing with the drug dealers," said Tabb, 34. His program, The Roots of Music, offers free tutoring, instruments and music education to more than 100 students. Vote now for the CNN Hero of the Year Voting continues until Thursday, November 19, 2009 (6 a.m. ET). There is no limit on the number of times you may vote for the Hero of the Year. Each of this year's honorees will receive $25,000 in recognition of their work.
So go support this local hero.
Derrick Tabb's program provides free tutoring, instruments and music instruction to more than 100 students.
Tabb, wearing a gold chain and a baseball cap, doesn't look the part of a typical band teacher. But every weekday evening in the French Quarter, he beats out the rhythm on his music stand as students play their chosen instruments. In doing so, he gives them an alternative to New Orleans' rough streets.
"I tell everyone I'm competing with the drug dealers," said Tabb, 34. His program, The Roots of Music, offers free tutoring, instruments and music education to more than 100 students. Vote now for the CNN Hero of the Year Voting continues until Thursday, November 19, 2009 (6 a.m. ET). There is no limit on the number of times you may vote for the Hero of the Year. Each of this year's honorees will receive $25,000 in recognition of their work.
So go support this local hero.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Getting Fired UP!
New Orleans Saints 48 New York Giants 27
The Saints are fired up, folks!!! Five wins, no losses
Here's a video of Drew Brees firing up the team. Got to love it!
The Saints are fired up, folks!!! Five wins, no losses
Here's a video of Drew Brees firing up the team. Got to love it!
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