This is the link to receive emails from the US consumer product safety commission. It tells you when any item you purchase is being recalled from baby items to food and even every day appliances. https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx Stolen from firechild555  in neworleans

NOLA Eats is partnering with the neworleans LJ community and the New Orleans Yelp Talk group for our first social meet-up. It's this Thursday, March 26 @ 8pm. We will be meeting at Pravda and request an informal RSVP, so we can let the establishment know approximately how many of us to expect. Please RSVP at this post to make it a bit easier on Christy and I. Thanks!! -Leslie

Here's the link to the post: http://community.livejournal.com/neworleans/3399644.html?view=24545756#t24545756

Here's the link to the post: http://community.livejournal.com/neworleans/3399644.html?view=24545756#t24545756

Here's the link to the post: http://community.livejournal.com/neworleans/3399644.html?view=24545756#t24545756

A couple of days ago, jane_doe_ posted the following in neworleans : I know this lady whose church goes on a mission trip to Guatemala every year, and she's looking for plush toys from Mardi Gras parades that anyone might not want. So, before you give that technicolor teddy bear to your dog to destroy in 15 seconds flat, think about giving it to me so I can get it to her. I've been...

Gacked from you-know-who... Pick 10 characters from whatever fandoms you like -- and pick LJ usernames for them. Don't peek at the questions until you've made your list! NOTE: For fun, rather than pick multiple characters from my current fandoms, I decided to reach aaaallll the way back to characters I liked from when I was a teenager (yes I liked Amy March. Shut up.) 1. Capt. Jack Sparrow (captsparrow1720...

From neworleans : As a bike owner myself, I understand the taboo of stealing bikes. My current living situation, however, has put me into the unfortunate life of living with a serial bike thief . A 2nd stolen bike has shown up in my apartment around Mardi Gras weekend. If you can give a description of a bike stolen from you around that time I would be so happy to return this bike to its rightful...

From neworleans You are invited to join the new NOLA SMS Crime Alert Network... http://www.NOLACrimeAlerts.com ... please spread the word! WHY: One night soon after the tragic murder of Wendy Byrnes in the French Quarter, a friend of Wendy's was mugged in the Marigny. Concerned friends sent out text messages to others warning them of the specific area to avoid and to be careful in general...

Courtesy of a poster in the neworleans community today, here's an interesting comparison of my home state, with its legendary reputation for...shall we say, "colorful" elected officials, with the stronghold of the Daleys pére and fils and Rod "Show Me the F#@!ing Money!" Blagojevich . Slate.com's Political Corruption Smackdown: Illinois vs. Louisiana As the poster says on his own...