Anniversaries are always reason for reflection, good or bad. It's now 10 years since Katrina. One word. That's often the case with things that are unforgettable — Hiroshima, Elvis, LeBron — because one word is all it takes. Katrina. It was the last week of August 2005. The hurricane that destroyed a city. In the… Continue reading New Orleans: Big Growth Not Easy
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Carnival, Dr. Seuss, Kids & Friends
There are probably some general misconceptions about the professional athlete of today. One, that he is so rich he doesn’t care two slam-dunks about his fellow man and fellow woman. Two, that his only meaningful skill is playing his sport so well that things like education are secondary. Evan Longoria is one poster man (and… Continue reading Carnival, Dr. Seuss, Kids & Friends
Norwegian On The Move Worldwide
We could be wrong about this but we detect the heavy hand of Frank Del Rio in Norwegian’s latest news bulletin. And that’s good. For the first time in 13 years, Norwegian is sending a ship to Asia and Australia. For the first time ever, Norwegian is sending a ship to the Persian Gulf and India.… Continue reading Norwegian On The Move Worldwide
Malta’s Day Sign Of Cruise Future
Photo by John Haslem (Wikimedia Commons) Somewhere we read that 1 in 4 people don’t know where Malta is. That means three-quarters of us do and, while we couldn’t have come up with the co-ordinates on a map, we knew it was in the Mediterranean Sea — well, sort of — and that there must… Continue reading Malta’s Day Sign Of Cruise Future
June Weather An Alaska All-Star
JUNEAU, Alaska — it's perfectly understandable that Alaskans don't really know what to do about the weather. Here in the capital, they live in a rain forest and it's not raining. "People in Alaska don't know what to do with this much sunshine," one of them said, while the digital thermometer downtown displayed 67 degrees… Continue reading June Weather An Alaska All-Star