Around five o’clock this morning, Bea woke me up.

“What is that noise outside?”

“Sounds like a trash truck. It’s Friday, SDT picks up on Fridays.”

“It smells like smoke.”

“I don’t smell anything.”

“It smells like smoke.”

“Well dear, then go on the balcony and go look.”

“OH. MY. GOD. HUBIG’S IS ON FIRE!”

The view from our balcony (Hubig’s is right ( Read more... )

Unbeknownst to many, the NOPD is required by the Louisiana Supreme Court to inform the public of upcoming DUI checkpoints. How they disperse the information is pretty passive, and I think it should be a little more active.

I had an idea this afternoon, and have built out a “twitter app” that does just this.

All people have to do is follow the ( Read more... )