It was an at-home day again. I don't think I got around to all the things that should have appeared on a to-do list, but since there was no written list it really doesn't matter.

At one point I was "relaxed" on the den couch when I happened to glance down and saw a fuzzy critter--with a pointed nose and a mask. When I stirred it headed back to the living room and the cat door.

I did get the hunger message, however, and tossed a bunch of dog biscuits out on the front porch. Needless to say, they were enthusiastically received.

It's pretty obvious that the cats are perfectly willing to share food with the critters. I've spotted masked critters dipping into the dry cat food in the hall (in a dish) several times.


And what's going on locally?

All the news here centers around the city losing a daily newspaper.

The publishers of the New Orleans Times-Picayune announced last week that it willl no longer be a daily, but will publish on the weekends and Wednesdays only.

It will be interesting to see if their minds get changed. And if they will continue to put out a weekly TV schedule.


The next time I go into New Orleans I'll be taking my old route (Hwy 11) to cross the Lake (Pontchartrain.) This afternoon I checked it out and it is lovely and smooth, and the railings etc. are all new and look a bit sturdier than the previous ones.

This bridge was built in 1928, and has a weight limit. Using it will cut a couple of miles (or so) off my commute.

After Katrina it was the only way to cross Lake Pontchartrain (south of Baton Rouge) for a couple of weeks. It has big signs saying No Trucks, but since the next way to get to a thru highway going west was in Baton Rouge (about a 50 mile or more detour) large numbers of heavy trucks gambled on no cops.

The state police were not stupid, and posted a trooper at the western end. He spent his days flagging down the overweight trucks and issuing $250 tickets--which had to be paid in cash if the trucker didn't want his rig impounded.

The word got around, but there were still a lot of drivers who gambled and lost.

I'm not quite finished with the typing related to the stuff I process at Newcomb, so it will probably be the end of the week (if not next week) before I head back into N.O.

And now for the evenign drivel on TV.