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Update as per NOLA.com
Killed were:
Whitney Myres, 15, of Bogalusa
Crystal Chavis, 14, of Bogalusa
Sharon Myres, 49, of Bogalusa
Samuel D. Smith, 38, of Pike County, MS
Also hospitalized are 2 boys ages 15 & 17
The names have not been released yet, but 4 were killed in St. Tammany last night. Keep me posted St Tammany and I will [...]

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A reader and friend of mine (Mena) recently sent me some e-mails that were post-worthy. She gave me her permission to post it. Gosh, I need to stop thinking of life in “posts.” Positive thoughts are contagious! BTW(by the way) – It is Sept 30th, I am sitting in my backyard writing this, [...]

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Update Saturday – pictures & still wondering if the rumor about Mayor Nagin holds any water.
I did my share this evening and contributed to the Abita Beer fundraising for the front entrance of our subdivision (thanks Troy- he works there). My fantabulous Lakewood Heights(awesome website) neighborhood in Mandeville of about 120 homes, had at least [...]

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Fercryingoutloud, how do you properly pronounce “New Orleans?” I researched the heck out of this mystery (one place- hey this is no stinkin term paper). It doesn’t seem that there is a right, but there certainly are wrongs. Is it Jee-na or Jen-a? Seriously, pronouncing New Orleans is about as confusing as Bostonian outsiders [...]

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* is it Thursday already? barnacles – where did the week go?
* tomorrow is my neighborhood block party-yeeha (no designated driver necessary). Many thanks to Abita Beer for donating beer. The money from each beer goes to help fund our new front entrance. I promise (Scout’s Honor) to do my share and drink plenty!
* [...]

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Funny, I was going to write about Craigslist (Hi Craig – yes, he is a real person-we’ve e-mailed) and up pops the news and….. another Craigslist prostitution arrest – this one, 2 sisters in Slidell, Louisiana. I hate to laugh, but I can’t stop – I am easily amused by stupid people! Yes, these [...]

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Me, the Princess of Positive, feels just awful that the Saints lost last night. They were a speckle of inspiration for a state that has been kicked when it was down, then kicked again and again…and then a little more. Buck up little campers, it isn’t that bad and it ain’t over until….well it ain’t [...]

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I live blogged it and…it was painful. Sorry – go ahead throw popcorn at me if you really liked it. Let’s just put it this way, I won’t be watching it again. I wasn’t feeling the characters and I thought the plot was goofy. There wasn’t any of the touchy feely family and post-Katina stuff. [...]

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*missed the first 2 minutes watching the Saints
* big shootout car chase scene
* dumped car in Metairie
* main dudes interrogating Chris
* little police station brawl
* politics, dirty looks and sweaty faces
* suspect yanked from Parish jail warden – he was an escapee
* beer – what the heck kind of accent was that “beeah?”
* drink everyone [...]

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I love to feature local artwork on my blog. So I surfed (bad habit-so easy to get sucked in for long hours of time) to find a picture that screamed, “Monday morning post.” I love this picture and the title is also apropos for me as it is “4-cup morning” by NOLA artist Kerrie Jones. [...]

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