Monthly Archives: October 2018

Photo caption: An aerial image of an oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, taken on April 28, 2018. (Oscar Garcia-Pineda) WaPo Headline: A 14-year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in U.S. history … Continue reading →

Terpsichore. My liberal-artsy friends may have learned that it rhymes with “hickory”, but in New Orleans it’s pronounced “TURP-si-kor”. Terpsichore is one of a series of streets in the Lower Garden District named for the Greek Muses. Terpsichore is the … Continue reading →

It’s funny how some episodes from your past stick in your memory, while more significant ones don’t. In ninth grade, all students were asked to complete a written survey on the topic of alcohol and drugs. We were told that … Continue reading →

“That’s her. She’s the one.” Scott pointed to a picture of a girl named Rhonda in the freshman facebook. Before there was Facebook, every college had a freshman facebook. It was the last day of orientation, 1974. Scott was a … Continue reading →