Can I possibly be leaving?

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16 March 2007

It’s a New Orleans tradition for everyone to be all up in your business. People inhabit the public spaces uniquely here; aggressively, actively. When I lived in San Francisco, my old landlord was the unofficial ambassador of the 700 block of Elizabeth Street. Sweeping, sweeping in front of our house, talking to people, noting their [...]

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Participation v. Observation

20 February 2007

I’d never paraded before on Mardi Gras day. This was my third Carnival season, but only my second Mardi Gras day. The year before, I had decided to see as much as I could. So I got on a bike at 6:30, went to see Pete Fountain’s Half-Fast Walking Club (Pete himself, not back yet, [...]

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