tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68271252008-05-20T20:47:20.432-05:00Letters in BottlesSteve Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18069669089292202469noreply@blogger.comBlogger2422125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-52611777267124210672008-05-20T20:12:00.005-05:002008-05-20T20:42:56.360-05:00Where I Like to Eat in New Orleans: BreakfastThe Big Easy is famed for its food. However, some of the finest fusion and creole cuisine here is a bit out of the price range of a lowly loan-bound law student. With that - and my rather stifling academic schedule limiting my exposure - in mind, I figure I'll share a few of the places I recommend to friends and family when they're in town. Starting with the first meal of the day...
BreakfastBrad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-45831309890369024312008-05-20T19:09:00.003-05:002008-05-20T19:15:46.236-05:00Google wants my health recordsGoogle will not get my health records.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Google's online filing cabinet for medical records opened to the public Monday, giving users instant electronic access to their health histories while reigniting privacy concerns.
Called Google Health, the service lets users link information from a handful of pharmacies and care providers, including Quest Diagnostics labs. Google plans to Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-36108223305847111162008-05-20T18:53:00.001-05:002008-05-20T18:54:22.696-05:00A summer invitation from LIBWe know you're out there. We know you have opinions, ideas, and experiences. And that you wouldn't mind sharing them.
Please do!
If you would like to do some guest blogging here at Letters in Bottles this summer - even just a single post, let us know by contacting us at the e-mail addresses on the sidebar.
Tell us something interesting about your corner of the world. Or share your take on Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-59863415222409710502008-05-19T18:58:00.003-05:002008-05-19T19:07:12.085-05:00Magnolias in BloomBrad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-198505608266149422008-05-19T18:21:00.004-05:002008-05-19T18:58:15.811-05:00William E. Borah, The Lion of IdahoOver the weekend, AP did a story on the sudden revival of interest in the late Idaho Senator, William E. Borah, "The Lion of Idaho".
President Bush referenced a Borah quote before the Knesset about "if only I could have talked to Hitler...", employing it as an example of unwise appeasement mindset - "foolish delusion."
The furor has been about Obama - who wasn't specifically referenced. Borah,Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-46148986166436832802008-05-18T22:54:00.000-05:002008-05-18T22:55:01.804-05:00The First Week
My first week as an extern to a federal judge proved thoroughly interesting. Taking the St. Charles streetcar to work each morning with my neighbor, classmate, and co-worker has proven to be one fun aspect of the position. It's a great, tranquil way to transition into work mode. And, to my delight, streetcars seem to be magnets for characters.
One of the Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-43189608208183071332008-05-18T09:51:00.005-05:002008-05-18T10:12:22.332-05:00Fan Up, New OrleansTomorrow night's the night.
Signs have sprung up here in my neighborhood and throughout the city in support of the Hornets as they make their way through the playoffs. And to think that people weren't even certain earlier in the season if the team would generate sufficient fan support to stay.
It's been exciting to see genuine local enthusiasm for an NBA basketball team.Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-51649101632355300592008-05-18T06:12:00.001-05:002008-05-18T06:14:18.942-05:00The end of this weekAfter a long, hard grind of a week, this made me very happy.
And that is all.Steve Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18069669089292202469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-40719705117081625572008-05-17T11:07:00.003-05:002008-05-17T11:12:02.552-05:00AmericaBrad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-27507378919240423372008-05-17T09:10:00.005-05:002008-05-17T09:36:59.076-05:00Obama (insert vigorous verb here)s BushIn the latest fray between Barack Obama and George W. Bush over the use of diplomacy in U.S. foreign policy, it's interesting to watch the major news media outlets' coverage. Specifically the headlines. And the verbs.
See the screenshot below for a sampling of typical headlines covering the event or check out an updated list on Google News here.
What is Obama doing to Bush? Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-26914922504269012502008-05-16T18:23:00.000-05:002008-05-16T18:24:04.709-05:00Pigeons on the grass alas.Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-21876781181872186802008-05-15T20:13:00.006-05:002008-05-15T21:10:40.720-05:00California Supreme Court Legalizes Gay MarriageCalifornia's Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage. Here's the text of the decision (ht/VC).
Will the use of the judiciary to enact the (somewhat semantic given California's strong civil union law) social change weaken the decision's permanence and lead to another round of state-level reaction? Will it spark the California constitutional amendment backlash being discussed?
Will the "Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-57934448937655375612008-05-15T17:59:00.003-05:002008-05-15T18:09:51.322-05:00Obama and 'Sweetie'What a non-story.
Here in New Orleans, I don't know if a day goes by where I'm not referred to as 'honey', 'baby', 'sweetie', 'darlin', or even 'child' by people with the kindest of intentions.
Why just yesterday, I was eating lunch at Lil' Dizzy's downtown (so was Mayor Nagin) and the waitress said "And what'll you have, baby?" when she took my order in the vault dining room (I had a half Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-5326381770792699812008-05-15T07:40:00.001-05:002008-05-15T07:45:32.418-05:00Old Laundry, Mid-CityBrad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-32084081792174607492008-05-14T20:11:00.007-05:002008-05-14T20:59:09.345-05:00'Wisconsin Votes' by Booth FowlerIf you're a political junkie with any interest in the Wisconsin political landscape, you must read this new book by UW-Madison Professor Emeritus R. Booth Fowler.
As I noted back in October:
UW Professor Emeritus Booth Fowler has been researching the correlation between Wisconsin ethnic heritage and voting patterns, and some of his findings hold interesting clues to the region's political Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-89887263977403130102008-05-14T19:58:00.002-05:002008-05-14T20:05:24.250-05:00Pure
The pure products of America
go crazy--
as if the earth under our feet
were
an excrement of some sky
No one
to witness
and adjust, no one to drive the carBrad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-43174747675389790462008-05-14T07:40:00.000-05:002008-05-14T07:49:50.721-05:00Summer Reading ListWhat's on your list this summer?
I'm halfway through Faulkner's trying "Absalom, Absalom," and tentatively I'm looking at Greenspan's autobiography, The Great Gatsby (somehow not read in high school), a Brian Greene book, and possibly Toobin's "The Nine" - which I've heard is worth a read from friends.
Any additional suggestions?Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-90791290820767606102008-05-13T20:52:00.007-05:002008-05-13T21:27:35.801-05:002008 Southern Open
Over the weekend, I traveled out to Lafayette for the 2008 Southern Open, where a great artist I know racked up an honorable mention in a crowded field. Overall, I found both a solid show and a surprising turnout.
If you head out to visit the show, be sure to build some extra time into your schedule to visit the Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-20137927759601490062008-05-13T19:04:00.003-05:002008-05-13T20:49:43.206-05:00UPDATE: NOLA Chinese Spy CaseNOLA resident Tai Shen Kuo pleads guilty in the Chinese espionage case that unfolded here in my Uptown New Orleans neighborhood.
Of the four individuals involved in the spy ring in this particular incident, only Yu Xin "Katie" Kang, a 33-year-old Chinese woman who lived in the Irish Channel, has yet to make a plea.
Somehow, the threat of Chinese espionage still has not made it onto any Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-68883905642248460372008-05-13T18:11:00.005-05:002008-05-13T18:29:57.525-05:00Whitening Obama?Local creative outlet Dirty Coast introduced a new t-shirt design - the 'Geauxbama' - by mixing in some fun regional terminology.
The design struck me as a bit odd, however, given the amount of white on Obama's face. Is it subtly 'whitening' the candidate's image to increase sales and marketability? Widespread appeal in the pursuit of profit is probably the consideration at the root of the useBrad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-86693332925152454552008-05-12T23:26:00.003-05:002008-05-12T23:33:36.829-05:00BizarroA disturbing incident - on multiple levels - as reported by Tulane Public Safety:
Off-Campus Obscenity
Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 6:15 A.M.,
Intersection of Freret And Audubon Streets
The victim was followed by an unknown white male suspect while walking east bound on Freret Street. The suspect approached her at the intersection of Freret and Audubon Streets where he pulled down his pants and Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-41280463365099412462008-05-12T19:51:00.004-05:002008-05-12T19:56:27.772-05:00Elephant DanceI don't think it has anything to do with the Tories in the UK, but...
Isn't this essentially what the McCain candidacy is doing for/to the Republican Party?Brad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-1873042322282068632008-05-12T19:43:00.000-05:002008-05-12T19:43:45.183-05:00HomeSteve Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18069669089292202469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-13807700091781143472008-05-12T19:39:00.002-05:002008-05-12T19:41:52.889-05:00A BlogNo letters, but worth a peek nonetheless...
The Fly Bottle.
HT/OOTMBrad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827125.post-67561621805754998222008-05-12T07:31:00.001-05:002008-05-12T07:35:05.662-05:00Deep RootsBrad Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486550139621624832noreply@blogger.com