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Cobwebs
Submitted by Brett on Thu, 10/28/2010 - 12:57pm.Have to clean this place up, look at the dust in here! :)
Don't worry, be Happy! :)
Submitted by Brett on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 11:42am.This is crazy today, yes?
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Ok, don't panic like I did.
Crisis has been resolved.
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FYI drunken drupal.
Submitted by Incubus on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 1:29pm.
The issue was a sudden change to a series of modules we use here. Not terribly well documented. (to say the least!)
Eventually it seems this is the cause: http://drupal.org/project/modules?text=tinymce
What a PITA. Fortunately the crack team (on crack) consulted the appropriate crackheads using the Crackberry API and got this crap sorted. And you can continue to use the TinyMCE editor.
Life can be too short
Submitted by Brett on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 11:58am.There are tragic events that happen throughout the course of our lives that can remind us to treasure the people we love every day, because they or we, could be gone in an instant.
My cousin Sam (Samarah) lost her husband in a horrible wreck on New Years night. Russell Hays had just turned 32 in December and seemed to have his whole life ahead of him, but it ended way too soon. Sam is now a widow at the age of 28 with two young children who will never see their father again.
I'm not a religious person, but if you read this, please pray with our family for Sam to have the strength to make it through this time of tragedy and for the son and daughter who's lives will never be the same.
Thank you.
Brett
Just another Victorian town
Submitted by Brett on Tue, 07/15/2008 - 11:28am.
Former Congressman Chris John's former home. Sold so he could go live on K street in D.C. full time.
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Historical synopsis (Lifted, as I did not write this one)
Along a canopy of oak trees, tour our acclaimed Historic District which boasts of over 200 homes and buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. These homes are of the Victorian, Queen Anne era and encompass about 33 blocks.
Settled primarily by Midwestern farmers, Crowley offers fine restaurants, an art gallery, and many forms of entertainment. Here in south Louisiana, we enjoy our lifestyle; music, good food and SLOW conversation... and we love to share.
Crowley, the seat of Acadia Parish, in the heart of the rice growing belt of Southwest Louisiana, was the only town in the parish that did not develop naturally. Crowley was totally planned and founded by two brothers, C.C. and W.W. Duson, with the financial backing of a group of St. Landry parish businessmen in 1886. Crowley was named for Pat Crowley, the Irish contractor who graded the roadbed for the Southern Pacific Railroad through Acadia Parish. The railroad had placed a switch, or spur tracts, on property near the present site and as a courtesy to the contractor, named it the Crowley Switch. The switch played an important role in the development of the new town, which was situated in the middle of a treeless prairie. All of the construction material was first brought in on the switch.
W.W. and C.C. Duson were enterprising brothers and dreamers of the practical sort. In July of 1881, they rode on the recently completed Louisiana Western Railroad across a dry prairie. Geographically, this was hardly an inviting area in which to begin a town. But in addition to their energy and motivations, the brothers were also visionaries. They saw a thriving community that would someday contribute significantly to Louisiana and the rest of the country.
Crowley's birth date is January 4, 1887. Not many towns know the exact day of their birth, but Crowley does. She was conceived in the mind of one W. W. Duson and was carved deliberately out of 174 acres in the heart of the prairie country of Southwest Louisiana. Duson and his brother saw an opportunity for people to come and start a new life in a new land. And so, the people came, 240 in 1890 to 6,000 by 1917. People came from all over the United States. Why? Some came for the sheer adventure of pioneering a town. Others came to build a home and still others came because the prairie was well suited for agriculture, especially rice.
Greetings from Crowley Louisiana
Submitted by Brett on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 5:14pm.I have landed a new job in Crowley and find it prudent to take down this blog post in the interest of keeping said job.
The original contents have been saved, including all post in response to my writing.
Thank you my friends for your support and help (you know who you are) in my time of need.
I will go forward with my project quietly as starving to death will do me no good. I still feel as I did when this ordeal began, and look forward to the day when my hometown becomes part of 21st century America.
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Submitted by Brett on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 2:38pm.edited
a bit angry and personal
if you read it, thanks, things will work out
:)
Maron v. Seder audiophiles
Submitted by Brett on Fri, 01/11/2008 - 12:39pm.Treasure from the Attic
Submitted by Brett on Tue, 12/25/2007 - 6:25pm.These photo's of my dad were rediscovered this fall and were a big hit at our family gathering. Happy Holidays everyone!
Both photos taken in Shortbread, Louisiana (you'll never find that place on a map!)
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v My Dad in 1949 with 2 of his nieces v
