I am going to list what chapter we are on from now on. I want people to realize how extensive the table of contents is. This is the record of what happens in parts of New Orleans where few people pay attention.
Someone has to record these things for posterity. You have no idea how much medieval and ancient history I read and there is no record of regular people’s lives. It all depends on archeology. This is now in New Orleans. This is the record of the time. The full picture is made up of uncountable details. We fool ourselves when we think we know what is going on.
I got a two pound roast beef butt end for free, a $23.98 deal. I did not steal it. I am going to let you in on a secret. There are a lot of secrets and tricks-of-the trade in the archives. You should become a paid subscriber. This one is one is on the house.
I did not get the Wall Street Journal delivered to my house this morning, or, at least I could not find it. I went to Robért, the supermarket on St. Claude and Elysian Fields Avenues. It used to be a Schwegmann’s. So was the Whole Foods Market on North Broad, that is why you can park on the roof. So was the shopping center where Elysian Fields Avenue crosses Gentilly Avenue. You cannot park on top there—they fenced it off the ramp to the roof. Too bad. Who doesn’t like to be higher up?
The Wall Street Journal costs $5.00 a day in the store in New Orleans. This is why I subscribe to have it delivered to my house. The only store that carries the Wall Street Journal is Robért. Unless it is to buy the Wall Street Journal, I rarely have a reason to visit Robért. I shop at Terranova’s. Terranova’s only carries the Daily Racing Form and the Times-Picayune.
If you do not live here, you have been saying Robert wrong the whole time. It is pronounced “ROW-bear.” More fun facts to follow after the paywall.