Steven Brier
@brierassociates.com
Former journalist, mostly on Gulf Coast w/stint on fog-shrouded Island off coast of NJ. Swamped by an ocean of mediocrity. Advocate for EVs in the heart of the oil and gas industry. Also, fountain pens.
It's our duty to call Trump a fascist.
It's our duty to call Trump a fascist.
My son works at one of the best restaurants in #NOLA, which means the US. He told me they have Thanksgiving specials and asked me if I needed a care package. I'd be a fool to say no to food from there.
He didn't specify where the care package was coming from.
Dinner will be ready in 6 minutes.
He didn't specify where the care package was coming from.
Dinner will be ready in 6 minutes.
November 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
My son works at one of the best restaurants in #NOLA, which means the US. He told me they have Thanksgiving specials and asked me if I needed a care package. I'd be a fool to say no to food from there.
He didn't specify where the care package was coming from.
Dinner will be ready in 6 minutes.
He didn't specify where the care package was coming from.
Dinner will be ready in 6 minutes.
As you watch your neighbors burn down their house this Thanksgiving, raise a glass to Dale Curry of the Times-Picayune for starting this craze.
Did a 1984 Times-Picayune article kick off deep-fried turkey craze?
By Ann Maloney
www.nola.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
As you watch your neighbors burn down their house this Thanksgiving, raise a glass to Dale Curry of the Times-Picayune for starting this craze.
Color me cranky (so what’s new about that?)
Used a free @chargepointnet.bsky.social charger in NOLA today. After I walked off, AmEx sent a note that ChargePoint hit the card for $50. Then again a minute later. “Contact Us” because it wants me to upload files from my phone.
#electricvehicles #nola
Used a free @chargepointnet.bsky.social charger in NOLA today. After I walked off, AmEx sent a note that ChargePoint hit the card for $50. Then again a minute later. “Contact Us” because it wants me to upload files from my phone.
#electricvehicles #nola
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Color me cranky (so what’s new about that?)
Used a free @chargepointnet.bsky.social charger in NOLA today. After I walked off, AmEx sent a note that ChargePoint hit the card for $50. Then again a minute later. “Contact Us” because it wants me to upload files from my phone.
#electricvehicles #nola
Used a free @chargepointnet.bsky.social charger in NOLA today. After I walked off, AmEx sent a note that ChargePoint hit the card for $50. Then again a minute later. “Contact Us” because it wants me to upload files from my phone.
#electricvehicles #nola
I stopped by the Lowe's in Metairie today while running errands. Normally at that time of day there would be a couple dozen folks offering to help old geezers like me. Today there were just two, along with a sleeping security guard.
#NOLA #ice #iceholes #swampsweep
#NOLA #ice #iceholes #swampsweep
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I stopped by the Lowe's in Metairie today while running errands. Normally at that time of day there would be a couple dozen folks offering to help old geezers like me. Today there were just two, along with a sleeping security guard.
#NOLA #ice #iceholes #swampsweep
#NOLA #ice #iceholes #swampsweep
Happy Felix Unger day!
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Happy Felix Unger day!
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Every clock in my house is wrong again. My daughter, my favorite horologist, says that if I'm very (very) patient, all will be correct again.
(My VCR is flashing 12:00, but that's nothing new.)
(My VCR is flashing 12:00, but that's nothing new.)
November 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Every clock in my house is wrong again. My daughter, my favorite horologist, says that if I'm very (very) patient, all will be correct again.
(My VCR is flashing 12:00, but that's nothing new.)
(My VCR is flashing 12:00, but that's nothing new.)
October 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I didn't hear a peep out of my senators #JohnNeelyKennedy and #DrBillCassidy about this travesty. Do they have manservants to shave them so they don't have to look in the mirror?
#WhiteHouse #LAsenator #spineless
#WhiteHouse #LAsenator #spineless
October 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I didn't hear a peep out of my senators #JohnNeelyKennedy and #DrBillCassidy about this travesty. Do they have manservants to shave them so they don't have to look in the mirror?
#WhiteHouse #LAsenator #spineless
#WhiteHouse #LAsenator #spineless
My new autopilot seems a little sketchy. Should I be worried?
And the copilot has an "I voted" sticker. Must be a Republican.
And the copilot has an "I voted" sticker. Must be a Republican.
October 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My new autopilot seems a little sketchy. Should I be worried?
And the copilot has an "I voted" sticker. Must be a Republican.
And the copilot has an "I voted" sticker. Must be a Republican.
I was in Biloxi and stopped for a protein shake. They brought me a bushwhacker. I thought that sort of mix up was just a New Orleans thing.
FWIW, I did not send it back.
FWIW, I did not send it back.
October 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I was in Biloxi and stopped for a protein shake. They brought me a bushwhacker. I thought that sort of mix up was just a New Orleans thing.
FWIW, I did not send it back.
FWIW, I did not send it back.
It's Sunday in New Orleans. Must be time for mimosas and the Saints.
October 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It's Sunday in New Orleans. Must be time for mimosas and the Saints.
Reposted by Steven Brier
On Oct 18, “No Kings” rallies return nationwide — 10 cities in Louisiana too. Johnson & Scalise call them “hate America rallies,” but standing together to say no one man should rule a free people is the definition of loving your country. That’s America at its best. #NoKings
October 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
On Oct 18, “No Kings” rallies return nationwide — 10 cities in Louisiana too. Johnson & Scalise call them “hate America rallies,” but standing together to say no one man should rule a free people is the definition of loving your country. That’s America at its best. #NoKings
Remember, Columbus Day was created as a direct result of the upright citizens in New Orleans lynching 11 Italian-Americans exonerated in the killing of the city's police chief. The killings were lauded by many US leaders and prompted major fallout with Italy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1891_Ne...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1891_Ne...
1891 New Orleans lynchings - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Remember, Columbus Day was created as a direct result of the upright citizens in New Orleans lynching 11 Italian-Americans exonerated in the killing of the city's police chief. The killings were lauded by many US leaders and prompted major fallout with Italy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1891_Ne...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1891_Ne...
Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day!
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Talk Like a Pirate Day Song
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September 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day!
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Klaatu barada nikto!
September 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Klaatu barada nikto!
September 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Happy Tan Suit day!
August 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Happy Tan Suit day!
I was supposed to report for jury duty Friday at the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, but I had spent most of Thursday in the ER at Southern Baptist and wasn't feeling the civic duty thing.
Couldn't figure out how to apply for the exemption online so I went in person.
1/2
Couldn't figure out how to apply for the exemption online so I went in person.
1/2
August 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I was supposed to report for jury duty Friday at the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, but I had spent most of Thursday in the ER at Southern Baptist and wasn't feeling the civic duty thing.
Couldn't figure out how to apply for the exemption online so I went in person.
1/2
Couldn't figure out how to apply for the exemption online so I went in person.
1/2
The upside to kidney stones is that it keeps my Fitbit happy. It is impossible to sit still so you're always standing up, walking around, sitting down, fidgeting, standing up, walking around. Repeat ad nauseum. Got 1k+ steps in the ER waiting room. Security guard was keeping a close eye on me.
August 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The upside to kidney stones is that it keeps my Fitbit happy. It is impossible to sit still so you're always standing up, walking around, sitting down, fidgeting, standing up, walking around. Repeat ad nauseum. Got 1k+ steps in the ER waiting room. Security guard was keeping a close eye on me.