As Rhett and I watched and read about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, we cringed with horror and realized that thousands would be dead as a result of these catastrophes. Over the ensuing days as the news media gave additional reports and our government also responded, we prayed that there might be hope for some people thought to be dead. We watched as small children were rescued and prayed that their families would be there for them. We also wished, that we could have helped such a child but at our ages that would be physically impossible. Yes we can give money to various organizations that will assist those that are suffering. However, we believe that we need to pray for them to have the strength to renew themselves. This catastrophe will affect even the survivors for years to come - physically and mentally. Having survived Katrina by evacuating and returning to our home to find damage, which could be repaired, we recognize the toll it took on us and the heavier toll it took on others and much more of a toll that these tragedies will take on the citizens of Japan.
Yesterday Rhett was in a parish office and overheard a man say that "the Japanese will be much more resilient than those here in Louisiana". He had to agree because he is well aware of those who took advantage of the hurricane to steal, to loot, and to steal through various ways even as New Orleans and surrounding parishes are struggling to recover. We did not see that in Japan. We saw immediate action taken by the government of Japan and the assistance being provided from all over the world. Even as the threat of further nuclear disaster continues, we still believe in the people of Japan who will work together to do what is needed. May God Bless them with the courage to do so.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
TIZZY NUMBER TWO
Well, this morning I went online and found it absolutely impossible to make any comments on the Times-Picayune's website. It was almost as if I had been erased. Well, dears, I am still alive and full of vinegar as usual. My that disaster in New Zealand was absoultely terrifying. We pray for all those who are suffering so much. Then we read about more blodd on the streets and our blood begins to boil. Time to get on real grip on the reality of this tragedy also. Now we read about that Federal Judge and his questionable instructions in the Gill Pratt case. So much to write about and the T-P must be working on its site inasmuch as there are so few comments. Well, I have worked some of it out of my soul and now will be on the watch. I note that I have to make some changes on my posting information. I have given up some of my sites - just too damn busy to take care of all of the. Ta, ta, dears. Will be back soon - one way or the other.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
A TIZZY
Well, dears, I am simply in a tizzy this morning. I just read about that guy in Jefferson Parish, who is the assessor. Now what is his name? I should remember it because his father tricked everyone in order to get him the job. Let me check the parish website. Oh, Chehardy. My the mind is getting dull (watch it!). Why does he get in the paper with his blog and I do not. I think the Times-Picayune would find some of my remarks most amusing to some readers. Well, I read it online and no longer pay for it. At least that is one important thing. Oh, how I remember my dear father reading the Picayune, then the States, and then the Item. Then the two, the Picayune and the States-Item and now in my day and age only one. Good thing is that at this point it is free.
Wonder how much Chehardy gets in retirement? Now, enough about him. Let's get down to brass tacks. The politicians will be heaving their expensive lunches in Jefferson soon enough. They won't be able to afford those expensive boots that at least one of them wears.
The issues on my mind this a.m. are three. Newsweek's description of New Orleans as the number one dying city and the debacle about the combination of SUNO and LSUNO and the causes of so many problems.
1. It has been dying for decades. Katrina merely hastened its possible demise. The cause, dears, is simply the continued moral decay. When we speak of moral decay, we refer to the criminals that have been and are in political office, the destruction of public education, the failure of the family unit, the continued fights along ancestral lines, etc. It is time to put some of those issues on the line and start the improvements. The tales that could be told are numerous and time does not allow me to mention all of them.
2. Stop the bull about the unification of the colleges and get on with it. Let's remember that an education is more important than the ancestral background of its staff and students. It is long past the time that Ruby Bridges made her famous walk and people are still fighting but this time it is coming in the form of reverse opposition. Remember first and foremost we are all Americans. Time to break the status quo and time to move ahead.
3. The reality of the city of New Orleans is that much of it is reclaimed marshland. You take your chances when you build in these areas. However, careful planning and building might alleviate some of the possibilities of flooding. Those people in Lakeview that are complaining about lost land should remember this. However, they should be paid for the land taken from them. Start putting people to work and let's tear down the blight. You got criminals in the jail - chain them up and start them working. Work for a living - no free rides for convicted criminals. This one will allow me to be called racist. However, criminals come from all ancestral lines. Free men died in New Orleans while building that old canal and their ancestry was Irish. It was cheaper to pay them than to lose a slave of African ancestry. Neither those of Irish descent and those of African descent should have been treated in that manner. However, when it comes to convicted criminals,working on non-dangerous jobs should be allowed. However, many jobs are dangerous just because of the criminals walking the streets of New Orleans. Young people dying while those in the know refuse to come forward and identify the perpertrators.
Well, enough for this morning. That lazy husband of mine, Rhett, just got his gorgeous self out of the bed and I have the coffee brewing. Wonder what he will fix me for breakfast. Oh yes, dears, I do have him trained.
Wonder how much Chehardy gets in retirement? Now, enough about him. Let's get down to brass tacks. The politicians will be heaving their expensive lunches in Jefferson soon enough. They won't be able to afford those expensive boots that at least one of them wears.
The issues on my mind this a.m. are three. Newsweek's description of New Orleans as the number one dying city and the debacle about the combination of SUNO and LSUNO and the causes of so many problems.
1. It has been dying for decades. Katrina merely hastened its possible demise. The cause, dears, is simply the continued moral decay. When we speak of moral decay, we refer to the criminals that have been and are in political office, the destruction of public education, the failure of the family unit, the continued fights along ancestral lines, etc. It is time to put some of those issues on the line and start the improvements. The tales that could be told are numerous and time does not allow me to mention all of them.
2. Stop the bull about the unification of the colleges and get on with it. Let's remember that an education is more important than the ancestral background of its staff and students. It is long past the time that Ruby Bridges made her famous walk and people are still fighting but this time it is coming in the form of reverse opposition. Remember first and foremost we are all Americans. Time to break the status quo and time to move ahead.
3. The reality of the city of New Orleans is that much of it is reclaimed marshland. You take your chances when you build in these areas. However, careful planning and building might alleviate some of the possibilities of flooding. Those people in Lakeview that are complaining about lost land should remember this. However, they should be paid for the land taken from them. Start putting people to work and let's tear down the blight. You got criminals in the jail - chain them up and start them working. Work for a living - no free rides for convicted criminals. This one will allow me to be called racist. However, criminals come from all ancestral lines. Free men died in New Orleans while building that old canal and their ancestry was Irish. It was cheaper to pay them than to lose a slave of African ancestry. Neither those of Irish descent and those of African descent should have been treated in that manner. However, when it comes to convicted criminals,working on non-dangerous jobs should be allowed. However, many jobs are dangerous just because of the criminals walking the streets of New Orleans. Young people dying while those in the know refuse to come forward and identify the perpertrators.
Well, enough for this morning. That lazy husband of mine, Rhett, just got his gorgeous self out of the bed and I have the coffee brewing. Wonder what he will fix me for breakfast. Oh yes, dears, I do have him trained.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
DEARS, WHERE IS THE CHANGE?
Well I note that few are following my blog but frankly, dears, I don't give a damn! So much has been going on in these days that it is hard to believe that soon this city will be celebrating Mardi Gras, much later this year, however. In the meantime Rhett and I have been running the heat and surviving the cold. However, our darling children are braving the cold this week in Manhattan, while we drink Manhattans to keep warm here. We cannot even sit on the verandah. Now for a few things:
1. Mitch, dear, get on the ball. Stop the promises and walk the walk.
2. We need professionals working downtown and not simply living there.
3. We congratulate the new Chief of Police - he is trying at least.
4. We note some more crime in Jefferson Parish - even on the same street that Newell resides on. Car thefts and thefts from cars are crimes, Newell, dear. Your staff caught them and the guy who robbed the poor woman at the ATM. He lived close to you also, did he not?
5. The census indicates some loss of positions by some political hacks. Which ones remain to be seen. However, gerrymandering is not the answer. If not, what about one district alloted that would contain a majority of Irish voters.
6. Those archives from the Archdiocese might be interesting, if you can actually read them and catch the hints that are available and recognized by experts in ancestral research.
7. Well Anderson Cooper will be here for Endymion. I wonder if he wishes to interview me?
8. Start talking more, everyone, in every way possible about improvements in employment and education. Unification of colleges and universities are essential to provide quality education to those who wish to learn and not simply take up space.
Well, I think that is enough this morning for this poor old lady. The arthurwrites is getting to me. I wonder about those programs that allow you to speak and they automatically write what you have said. Oh well, the cat just came to tell me that she wishes to be fed. The two dogs woke me up and I had to let them out in the cold. I refuse to put their mink coats on them. The cleaning bill was atrocious last time. Say a prayer today for the future, dears, regardless of the faith you practice or claim to practice.
1. Mitch, dear, get on the ball. Stop the promises and walk the walk.
2. We need professionals working downtown and not simply living there.
3. We congratulate the new Chief of Police - he is trying at least.
4. We note some more crime in Jefferson Parish - even on the same street that Newell resides on. Car thefts and thefts from cars are crimes, Newell, dear. Your staff caught them and the guy who robbed the poor woman at the ATM. He lived close to you also, did he not?
5. The census indicates some loss of positions by some political hacks. Which ones remain to be seen. However, gerrymandering is not the answer. If not, what about one district alloted that would contain a majority of Irish voters.
6. Those archives from the Archdiocese might be interesting, if you can actually read them and catch the hints that are available and recognized by experts in ancestral research.
7. Well Anderson Cooper will be here for Endymion. I wonder if he wishes to interview me?
8. Start talking more, everyone, in every way possible about improvements in employment and education. Unification of colleges and universities are essential to provide quality education to those who wish to learn and not simply take up space.
Well, I think that is enough this morning for this poor old lady. The arthurwrites is getting to me. I wonder about those programs that allow you to speak and they automatically write what you have said. Oh well, the cat just came to tell me that she wishes to be fed. The two dogs woke me up and I had to let them out in the cold. I refuse to put their mink coats on them. The cleaning bill was atrocious last time. Say a prayer today for the future, dears, regardless of the faith you practice or claim to practice.
Monday, January 3, 2011
JANUARY 3, 2011 - DEATH WALKS
As I examined the news this morning, I discovered that I had made an error. An examination by the coroner's office indicated a death had occurred on January 1, 2011 and now a second on January 2, 2011. The first had resulted from knife wounds inflicted three days before. Now the bell of death has rung twice. How many times will it ring this year. It is time for some actions to be taken to avoid these unnecessary deaths. When we read the obituaries we realize that so many also have died from natural causes. These are hard for the families to accept also. However, as the families mourn they can understand the cause. Indeed I have also read of new scientific discoveries that might alleviate the deaths caused by cancer - a new blood test to be examined by four leading medical institutions. May that lead to longer lives for many and may that discovery lead to people using their lives in meaningful ways. BUT THE QUESTION REMAINS - HOW DO WE STOP THE MURDERS IN NEW ORLEANS, ITS SUBURBS, AND EVEN IN THIS STATE?
Friday, December 31, 2010
WE THE PEOPLE OF NEW ORLEANS, in order to establish a more perfect union of all citizens, regardless of race, color, or creed, must unite as one in an orderly and logical manner to provide for the resurrection of our city.
THEREFORE, we propose the following logical propositions and recognize fully that this may affect more people of one kind than the other, but for the good of all this must be done and in order to form a more perfect union of and by all people:
1. The levees of this state must be completely overhauled in order to provide protection from the lowest of parishes, close to the gulf, to all of this state. City, parish, state, and federal officials have the responsibility to adhere to the recommendations of experts in the fields and to hire reputable and proven contractors to fulfill this need.
2. An orderly approach to the return of the citizens to this city is essential in order to provide them protection and to provide them suitable housing. We cannot allow people to rebuild without some provisions for housing that will withstand future storms. The come back all philosophy adhered to by some is foolish and indicative of negligence and continued abuse of the citizens by politicians, who see reelection or election and not what is logical and best. All housing must be adequate and all public housing must and shall adhere to the laws of this state and this nation. Codes must be enforced and indeed strengthened.
3. We must bring back our business, both large and small. We must provide for proper medical care and facilities that are the very best. We must attract the newest of businesses with technology of the present and visions of technology of the future. Businesses must be strictly regulated and must adhere to strict codes that must be put into place. While we admire the architectural beauty of many buildings, these too must be protected and yet updated to provide for the protection of quality businesses of all kinds.
4. We must provide public education (including higher education) for all that will provide students with challenges, provide teachers of ability and strength to accomplish that education. The school boards of this city and state must and shall be overhauled to eliminate the factors that have caused the collapse of education in this city and yes of this state. Boards filled with political cronies are no longer acceptable but quality boards consisting of well qualified persons are required.
5. We can no longer allow the issue of race and color to determine the future of this city. We must come together as one family for the good of all.
6. We must provide for a government of the people and for the people. This means that the government of this city (indeed of this state) must be overhauled in order to assure that it is streamlined, cost efficient, and provide respectful and quality services to all people of this city. This includes all levels of government including assessors, the court system, the police system, etc.
7. We, as citizens, have our duties too. We must elect officials of vision, not simply of promises. That is the very foundation of our constitution and necessary for the future of this city.
We the ordinary citizens of this city and state must be heard and must be followed. We ourselves must overcome our prejudices, our outmoded views, and look to the future of what we know can be and what we will continue to call the city of our dreams, the new Nouvelle Orleans.
THEREFORE, we propose the following logical propositions and recognize fully that this may affect more people of one kind than the other, but for the good of all this must be done and in order to form a more perfect union of and by all people:
1. The levees of this state must be completely overhauled in order to provide protection from the lowest of parishes, close to the gulf, to all of this state. City, parish, state, and federal officials have the responsibility to adhere to the recommendations of experts in the fields and to hire reputable and proven contractors to fulfill this need.
2. An orderly approach to the return of the citizens to this city is essential in order to provide them protection and to provide them suitable housing. We cannot allow people to rebuild without some provisions for housing that will withstand future storms. The come back all philosophy adhered to by some is foolish and indicative of negligence and continued abuse of the citizens by politicians, who see reelection or election and not what is logical and best. All housing must be adequate and all public housing must and shall adhere to the laws of this state and this nation. Codes must be enforced and indeed strengthened.
3. We must bring back our business, both large and small. We must provide for proper medical care and facilities that are the very best. We must attract the newest of businesses with technology of the present and visions of technology of the future. Businesses must be strictly regulated and must adhere to strict codes that must be put into place. While we admire the architectural beauty of many buildings, these too must be protected and yet updated to provide for the protection of quality businesses of all kinds.
4. We must provide public education (including higher education) for all that will provide students with challenges, provide teachers of ability and strength to accomplish that education. The school boards of this city and state must and shall be overhauled to eliminate the factors that have caused the collapse of education in this city and yes of this state. Boards filled with political cronies are no longer acceptable but quality boards consisting of well qualified persons are required.
5. We can no longer allow the issue of race and color to determine the future of this city. We must come together as one family for the good of all.
6. We must provide for a government of the people and for the people. This means that the government of this city (indeed of this state) must be overhauled in order to assure that it is streamlined, cost efficient, and provide respectful and quality services to all people of this city. This includes all levels of government including assessors, the court system, the police system, etc.
7. We, as citizens, have our duties too. We must elect officials of vision, not simply of promises. That is the very foundation of our constitution and necessary for the future of this city.
We the ordinary citizens of this city and state must be heard and must be followed. We ourselves must overcome our prejudices, our outmoded views, and look to the future of what we know can be and what we will continue to call the city of our dreams, the new Nouvelle Orleans.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
WE GIVE THANKS
This morning as we read the various news online, we do not see the signs of murder on the streets of our city. For this we give thanks to God. We pray again today for peace in this city. Day by day by day we will do so. May each day of peace become like a candle and may those candles grow in number so that the lives of all will be enlightened and we may see a Nouveau New Orleans.
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