by Sam Winston

Just when we had said Vitter’s scandal had finally cooled off, the governor of New York goes and gets himself on a wiretap seeking a prostitute and the comparisons are inevitable over whether or not he should resign.

The buzz has already started here, here, here and here.

More to follow.

The New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council has announced the schedule for Super Sunday. Festivities begin at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 16, at Taylor Park (Washington Ave. and S. Derbigny St.). The parade begins at 1 p.m. and proceeds onto Simon Bolivar, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and S. Galvez Avenue and circles back to the park. During the day, entertainment will be provided by the Hot 8 Brass Band, Big Al Carson, Stooges Brass Band and others. Mardi Gras Indians being honored this year are Big Chief “Lil” Charles Taylor of the White Cloud Hunters and Queen Barbara Wallace Sparks.

by Sam Winston

Who says we aren’t over-medicating ourselves, huh? The AP investigates traces of prescription drugs found in city water supplies across the country and while traces where minute, many were alarmed at what they found ( including sex harmones, pain relievers, and anti-cholesterol drugs in New Orleans water, after the jump).

“A vast array of pharmaceuticals including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones - have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans…

How do the drugs get into the water?

People take pills. Their bodies absorb some of the medication, but the rest of it passes through and is flushed down the toilet. The wastewater is treated before it is discharged into reservoirs, rivers or lakes. Then, some of the water is cleansed again at drinking water treatment plants and piped to consumers. But most treatments do not remove all drug residue.”- AP
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by Sam Winston

For those worried about the time lost from putting the clocks forward, think again. It’s all in your head.

“But the quest to spend time the way we do money is doomed to failure, because the time we experience bears little relation to time as read on a clock.

The brain creates its own time, and it is this inner time, not clock time, that guides our actions. In the space of an hour, we can accomplish a great deal - or very little.” -IHT.com