***Thought this comic was cute. I’m trying to clean up e-mails this week. BTW – Gmail is the best! ***If you have any questions you want me to ask Arthur Hardy or Irma Thomas this Saturday – shoot me an e-mail! gretaperry@gmail.com ***What’s your ringtone? Mine is “God Bless the USA” aka “Proud to be …

* My favorite signs in Mandeville * I got an e-mail from a concerned reader who wrote that: the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is planning on closing their Mandeville office which is the only one in the parish. Once they leave, it will be a burden on us all to get them back here …

Remember that episode from “King of Queens” when Doug drags Carrie to a Home Repair store to try and find “couple friends” without kids? Well, we have decided we either (1) need to convince all our friends to get boats (2) get a bigger boat (3) buy a waverunner so we can fit more friends …

***Good morning Louisiana! Did you change your clocks??? ***Thanks for reading today and don’t forget to read any posts you have missed over the past week. Tons of humor and misc. crud! ***Please vote for me today as I am a finalist in the Weblog Awards. Voting ends Nov 8th! ***51 days until Christmas – …

I have a folder on my desktop called “cool stuff for blogs.” Usually people send me stuff, but sometimes I surf for fun and find them. I was in Cafe Press, surfing for New Orleans stuff and came across this: And get this…it was designed by someone who calls themselves “The Anti-Northshore Alliance.” Puhleeze! I …

Remember that “your chocolate is in my peanut butter” commercial? Get your mind out of the gutter – because that is what I was referring to with the title! The Perry family launched the “Kiss My Gumbo” (formerly “Kitty Dreams”) at the Madisonville ramp, for the first time since we moved to LA. The lake …

I recently met Milena Merrill in person. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, it should. Milena is the Northshore NOLA.com blog coordinator and master of EVERYTHING she touches, a remarkable woman. She shared her Katrina story with me, and as usual, my chin just dropped. But, her “it is what it is” attitude and …