Purpose

Sometimes, when we go on hiatus, we realize just how addicted to our work we are. How it gives our lives meaning. The irony of deriving meaning in life from murder is not lost on NOMB, but it doesn't keep us up at night.

After a week-long lull, the New Orleans murder rate jumped another notch when police were called to Algiers shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday and found a 24-year-old New Orleans man in a silver Pontiac Grand Prix fatally shot in the head.

Meanwhile, police received a report of another shooting later Thursday night, in the 3300 block of Garden Oaks Drive on the West Bank, police said. No information was immediately available in that incident, reported shortly before 10:15 p.m. as a non-fatal shooting.

Some times we all got to re-up and re-load. Emotionally, spiritually, figuratively, literally.

Have a good friday NOLA.