2006-08-30

Which Easy, Again?

There are many reasons to be outraged, dismayed, and bewildered by the anniversary of Katrina, but what I’m still puzzled by is: how did "NOLA" become a (helpful) abbreviation for "New Orleans"?  Is there another New Orleans I should be careful not to mistake for the Crescent City?  To conserve precious characters, should we start referring to "NYNY", "SFCA", or "LVNV"?  Just askin’.