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Sip is now Swirl

Met G at Swirl tonight after seeing E – E wants to see me next week – obviously back to the two step – one step forward, three back, hence two steps – this time I told her the funk ain’t so funky – it’s almost palatable. G has been in NY with her product that is moving in a rapid direction forward and she might have to go live in NY for six months…

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Managing hope

When I became an editor a while back, I read somewhere that a manager’s job is to provide hope. I told that to J my boss and he scoffed at the notion. But really, now that I have been in charge of two groups simultaneously at my company for several years, I’m convinced more than ever, the job is about managing hope – mine and theirs. Today I passed a sign – one of those…

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Bless you Boys!

Our neighborhood moderator posted a missive that said “Bless You Boys” today because the Saints won last night in the dome. You know what? I went trying not to pin any expectations on the Saints – hating the Falcons – wanting the Saints to win for so many reasons – but not thinking they would pull it off – oh yee of little faith. What can I say? I’m stunned and elated. The crowd was…

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Good fences make good neighbors

My neighbors on the south side of the LaLa have filed a complaint with the city inspectors saying that my addition’s windows don’t have fire rated glass. They do. But since we bought the house this family has been so unfriendly and belligerent that they take a little of the joy out of living sometimes. Or maybe not. Steve was such a diplomat, bringing them wine, telling the guy, S, that he would send him…

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My own private Pompei

Here in the Big Easy, you can take the outward or inward misery tour – in each setting, images are frozen with all the horror of a catastrophe that came on suddenly and left devastation in its wake – inside and outside we are the new Pompei – you can drive Claiborne and Robert E Lee and Pratt and see the outward relics – you can come here and read about the inward ruins anytime.…

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