Allergic to Louisiana

Back in October, I had a full allergy test done, and it turns out I am allergic to a bunch of molds, weeds, grasses and trees common to North Louisiana, and especially to pine, oak and pecan pollen.  The allergist said I have some of the worst allergies she has ever seen.  Fun, happy allergy shot every week!  Actually, it is much better than not being able to breathe.

The pine pollen started in March, the oak earlier this month, and the pecans about anytime now.  Back in March, I took a few photos of the pine pollen covering cars in the parking lot.

Here is a car that has a bunch of 

pollen covering the hood. Notice the pollen smeared across the windshield.

Here is a photo of my truck.  I had 

to run the windshield wipers to clean the pollen off on the way to work. 

Las Vegas - Penn & Teller, Hotel Riviera, and Elvis

Last month I went to Las Vegas for the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers.  My paper presentation on agricultural change in North Central Louisiana was well-received, there were many other good presentations, and we conducted business for  some of the professional groups to which I belong.

But there was time to see the sites.  On Sunday, March 22, 2009, my friend from grad school at LSU, John Heppen,  and I saw the Penn & Teller show at the Rio.   I got autographs from both Penn and Teller, and John took photos on his iphone.

Me with Teller (left) and Penn (right). In the photo with Penn, I am holding "Penn & Teller's 'A Perfectly Ordinary Deck of Cards'."

The conference was at the Riviera Hotel, now one of the older hotels on the Vegas Strip.

At the LSU-Texas Party, I had my photo taken with Elvis!

A Waste of Time

It all started in 1997, when I started with a Geocities web site. Now it has expanded to things like facebook, twitter, and a blog.

Just what I need - more stuff to try to keep up with!

Anyway, enjoy the thrills from my blog.