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86%

Article in the Times Picayune today says via a count of mail delivery, 86% of us are back in New Orleans. I don’t think so. I was at my dentist the other day and looking out the window to Lakeview and every house had a FEMA trailer in front of it. 86% – pishaw. That can’t be. But I’d like to think it was so.

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One grey, overcast day

The temperature dropped thirty degrees here night before last and today, it’s like Norway outside – cold, grey, and blustery. It makes me want to stay in, but Loca wants out out out – she keeps scratching at the window whining and moaning as if someone is tormenting her to death, when all along I’m the one being tormented. My to do list runneth over and with little sleep, I decided to take things piece…

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You got my mother but you ain’t got me

A long time ago, when I was working through my panic attacks about having returned to San Francisco when I wanted to be in New Orleans, I started a behavorial modification course that changed my life. Panic and anxiety disorder run rampant in my family among the women, and I learned that it is highly indexed towards Jews. Lovely. One of the things I learned is if you know what is going on in your…

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Who says we don’t know nutrition in New Orleans

A nice healthy lunch: 1 cup shelled edamame………239 calories 1/2 cup frozen corn……………115 calories 1/4 red onion, chopped………..17 calories 1/4 T olive oil…………………..25 calories Total calories……………………401 Here’s what you’ll find in a half-cup serving of shelled edamame: 120 calories 9 grams fiber 2.5 grams fat 1.5 grams polyunsaturated fat (0.3 grams plant omega-3 fatty acids) 0.5 gram monounsaturated fat 11 grams protein 13 grams carbohydrate 15 mg sodium 10% of the Daily Value for vitamin…

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Rewiring helps with Refiring

You can rewire your brain to think differently. Hard to believe? It’s true. For people like myself who seem to obsess about people, places, ideas, anything. You have to find it in yourself to say SHUT UP – stop the nonsense. And this is accomplished through good, clean living. To sleep early, rise early. A purposeful intention when you get out of bed. A walk in the park with your trusty dog at your side.…

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