With all the rain we’ve been having (30 consecutive days, at last count), I’ve had quite a few days of wanting to just lay on the couch and do nothing. So I got to wondering, “What do other people do … Continue reading »

1. Hurricane Katrina was, according to most accounts, a 400-year storm.  You can agree or disagree with that assessment (I tend to disagree), but you should at least agree with this:  A 400-year storm should come around about once every … Continue reading »

What is New Orleans? The Center for the Study of New Orleans wants you to know. If you haven’t heard of the Center for the Study of New Orleans it might be because it’s new. And when you’re looking at … Continue reading »

Anyone hanging around the School of Mass Communication over the past few weeks has heard about Networking Night at Loyola, right? If you haven’t, you probably aren’t spending much time on the 3rd floor of the Communications/Music complex. Networking Night … Continue reading »

Recently, in Slidell, in my very own neighborhood, a naked burglar was caught on tape by a home surveillance system.  At which point, I began to think maybe I should have a home surveillance system too. Most governments, it seems, … Continue reading »

There are days I’d like to be a biology teacher or a marketing professor. You give your notes, you grade your tests, your students’ successes (or lack thereof) show up on the grade book, and then you go to the … Continue reading »