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[jebbypal]

Only In New Orleans

Wait, don't go. Click the link and read it. It's not political, it's not horrifying, just a sweet little snippet of New Orleans life that hopefully won't be lost.

Comments

[sevathediva.livejournal.com]

Ah, that was lovely. Thanks for sharing.

seva

[ixchup.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing that article/blog with us. I went to school (at Newcomb College of Tulane) and have experienced that music out of nowhere experience. I am so glad it isn't lost.

This paragraph makes me very sad though:

Today is Sunday so this afternoon I decided to take a bike ride around the neighborhood to get some exercise and to force myself to get closer to the reality of what is going on all around me in my city in limbo. I tooled around the Tulane University campus where I saw a huge sports complex that occupies about half the ground area undergoing a massive renovation. This includes a brand new football practice facility which will double as a soccer and track stadium, and a total renovation of the baseball diamond. It made me question the shutting down of so many university departments (including mechanical engineering) and the essential gutting of many departments that the public has been told are being retained. We know so many professors who are leaving that it makes me wonder if Tulane can survive the harsh cuts that most residents feel are horrible management decisions.

But that bike ride makes me smile. I miss it so much even after so many years.