Year: 2006

Who’d have thought that a woman’s topic would make it to a national business “person’s” newspaper. In BlogWatch in today’s Wall Street Journal is highlighted a woman’s blog about her journey through infertility – http://openingalldoors.typepad.com. Recently, she adopted a daughter from Guatemala – so when asked if she would continue with the drugs and treatments, she said, “There are two sides simultaneously coexisting – my desperate need to be a mom and my need to…

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I spoke to my beloved Irish accountant in SF – he is truly the best – I ran by him everything I was doing with my juggling of money here and there and whatnot to get the LaLa done – he said it’s all good – I’m on the right track – now, he said, stay on top of the contractor to finish as quickly as possible. God, I love that man! I sent S…

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that is not the jingle I was singing – the one I was singing was “rain rain go away” – what? – not loud enough? – it’s pouring over here and Vic is coming tomorrow to do my roof. The LaLa needs cooperation.

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who is upgrading the image of the Philippines one grain of salt at a time – go check out her website and BUY something! http://www.philippineseasalts.com/

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I got up before dawn this morning and took the Bean for our walk along the bayou – it was still dark as I was approaching the LaLa. The guy on St John Court who I usually see sitting in the chairs with H, was walking his dog, he stared at me (he was on the wet grass and we were on the sidewalk) as if he wanted to say something – I almost asked…

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What a perfect name for a drug and AIDs rehab clinic – the Odyssey House – I guess it would be called that. They are trying to put one up here in our neighborhood and there is an outcry of NIMBY going on. I see both sides. As a home owner, I know that even multiple units nearby degrade the resale value of a home much less a drug rehab. But my conscience says everyone…

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O has returned from Russia, having gone to see her new niece, and she returns filled with passion of Russia once again. She brought me back colorful matryoshka dolls with fairy tale scenes on them – you know them – they are the dolls within a doll. She is my daily co-pilot – we’ve been working together since I took over the Cyclicals group with my Media coverage back in 2002, she came with me…

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My cousin E and her husband K are coming in this weekend for his 40th birthday – they’ve sent a care package ahead of time to help celebrate. Last time I saw K, he came to SF and had brass knuckles in his pocket “in case” – I wonder what sort of artillery might he bring to New Orleans? E is the daughter of my father’s cousin. This side of the family is the most…

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I was thinking about S back in San Francisco in his tidy apartment and I thought sometimes when things are totally spinning here, I entertain for a fleeting moment leaving for normalcy, but the better part of me, the 95% of me, maybe even the 98%, will take insanity over a tidy world any day and that’s what makes us special down here in New Orleans.

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Vic is returning from vacation this Tuesday and I need for the rain to go away! It’s impeding progress. I finally got some sleep last night and went outside with the Bean this morning and it looked like the black sky was moving away, so I returned and got on my bike for a nice long ride. It was really one of the best rides I have had in a long time – I stayed…

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