The view of the Port of New Orleans, called Port of NOLA for New Orleans, Louisiana. Lunch, Went of a bus tour of the city. Above is the 32-acre Louis Armstrong Park.  I asked Google AI, who is the most iconic person associated with New Orleans: Louis Armstrong   is widely considered the most famous and influential person born in New Orleans. A pioneering jazz trumpeter and singer, his international fame spanned decades, cementing his legacy as a "foundational influence in jazz" known affectionately as "Satchmo" For example, their airport was in 2001 renamed the Louis Armstrong International Airport.  I might further add that he was born in New Orleans in 1901: Had a career spanning five decades, beginning as an inventive trumpeteer in the 1920s In 1928 he recorded  St James Infirmary Blues,  also known as  Gambler's Blues,  which originated as an American folk song.  There is no true association with New Orleans because the infirmary deriv...

Today, a little bit of everything, beginning with the  return plans for our stranded astronauts .  I've had  several postings on their plight,  and at one time their rescue would not be until February of next year. SpaceX launched NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, their 4-seat Crew-9 capsule docked with the International Space Station yesterday.  I guess the USA and Russia are still cooperating on something. But, whoops, there will be no early return. NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been stuck on the ISS since June 6. The four will return to Earth in February. The death toll from  Hurricane Helene  is now up to 119, and will continue to grow, for there are 600 or more still unaccounted.  Most of those killed, 73, are from the Carolinas ( 46 in North Carolina, where as much as 30.78 inches of rain fell ), 25 in Georgia and 13 in Florida.  Several million are still without power.  At...