New Orleans This is a reality check from the “City that Care Forgot.” No doubt you are wondering how there could be any truth in the endless hype about the impact of the New Orleans Saints football on the downtrodden spirits of this woe begotten town. Unfortunately, I have to tell you that it is all …
Category: Personal Writings
Detroit Public Art?
Cleveland In Detroit we visited with Ken Paff, the long time director of TDU (Teamsters for a Democratic Union) and enjoyed lunch with him at a great Polish restaurant down the street from his office of 20 years standing on a rough block in Detroit. Ken is another example and inspiration of hard, thankless work over a …
Second Life — Part 3
Denver We discovered Second Life, as faithful readers will remember, a couple of months ago when we mysteriously were informed that there was a ‘virtual’ ACORN group in a Second Life ‘city’ and there were some potential problems with dues payment. Never having heard of Second City, I shared my surprise at finding out that …