Last night Serenity and Rogelio, the little boy from next door, went out after dark with flashlights and garbage bags and wearing rubber gloves and picked up garbage near Railroad Blvd. Serenity announced solemnly that "We are saving the world." :-) When I said "Good" with a smile and tone that let her know I was not totally serious she said something like "Even two LITTLE hands can make a big difference." and went off to work with Rogelio. It was very cool and they came back with big bags full of litter too.
I didn't make our local Tea Party , but it pulled hundreds of people as well... Tea, anyone? from Father Hollywood by Father Hollywood Like hundreds of thousands of other Americans, the Hollywoods enjoyed a tea party this past Wednesday. "Tea party" (wink wink). Nothing subversive about sipping a little Darjeeling, eh wot? Nothing to see here, Miss Napolitano. Anyway, our local festivities were held at Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie. There were literally thousands of people crammed into the neutral ground (though on that day, the ground was anything but...), as cars and trucks poured by the busy boulevard laing on their horns in support. Here are pictures. And like every such gathering in our environs, there was even a brass band and an improptu "second line" parade. It was a "party" after all. But it was a party with a serious reason. The crowds were so overwhelming that it was hard to hear the speakers, and unfortunately, we did have a fe...
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