New Orleans A full page ad ran in my local paper in New Orleans thanking Senator Mary Landrieu from SEIU. Must be reverse psychology, because Louisiana’s senior senator is just leaving workers twisting in the wind or worse. A friend in a sister local told me the other day that she had run into the …
Month: May 2009
Guerrilla Haikus
New Orleans The post-Katrina New Orleans is a wild and exciting place. The appearance of “guerrilla haikus” is a good example. The poetry may not be great shakes but the spirit soars. An anonymous mother, who teaches English, at a local university, and her former Iraq war veteran photographer daughter, reclaim political signs, get friends …
Poor Give More
Ocean Springs The poor are more generous that the rich, and in fact the poorer you are, the more likely a larger portion of your income is given to others. For the poor experience drives empathy and action. For the rich it turns out that talk is in fact cheap. Quoting from Frank Greve of …