Monday, October 8, 2007
The Courage to Encourage
Posted by Kara Nelson on Mon, Oct 8, 2007 at 10:18 PM
“What I need is someone who will make me do what I can.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
In a way, I think Ralph was right on with that one. It’s easy to say, “Wow, I wish I had someone to keep me on track, to make sure I’m living up to my potential, to keep me on my toes.”
But in reality, if you did have such a person in your life — say it’s your mother or your husband or your wife or your neighbor — you’d probably end up resenting them for “nagging” you or avoiding them just to get a little peace and indulge in a little non-creative loafing. So I think it’s safe to assume that Emerson’s “someone” is really a hypothetical entity. But that was then.
Probing the Pumps
Posted by David Winkler-Schmit on Mon, Oct 8, 2007 at 3:14 PM
Now that U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has been asked to conduct another investigation into the 40 hydraulic pumps built by Moving Waters Industries (MWI) and installed by the Corps of Engineers at three New Orleans canals in 2006, people might be wondering why these pumps aren't simply replaced. As Gambit Weekly reported in late March, the pumps that have been added since
Holiday Fantasies
Posted by Jeanne Foster on Mon, Oct 8, 2007 at 2:36 PM
My personal "official holiday shopping season" has commenced. I know people are already complaining about the early retail shopping push which starts in August these days, but there is one event that gets me giddy about the giving season.
That symbolic occurrence is the annual "Neiman Marcus Christmas Book." Every year when the book is released and the fabulous "Fantasy Gifts" are published, I eagerly gear up for garland and mistletoe. This year's book is the 100th year anniversary and starts with a beautiful photo spread of fashions artistically representing the past century.
Earn It
Posted by Jeff Pizzo on Mon, Oct 8, 2007 at 12:42 PM
Both LSU and the Saints earned it this weekend, although both teams did it in extremely different ways. LSU came back from a 10 point 4th quarter deficit to beat Florida 28-24 in what was, in my opinion, the best damn football game I've ever seen. Follow that up with the Saints performance on Sunday afternoon, which was the complete opposite.
LSU
What transpired Saturday night in Tiger Stadium between LSU and Florida was
