My day was supposed to be a 5-star day and it was good – but the Saints’ loss took it down a notch or two – and knowing that tomorrow is Monday, a day already crammed with work to do’s and stuff to do – and this day just seemed to go by in a blur – a blink – a nod – but it was a good day – being at the LaLa in…
I smudged the LaLa for the third time this morning and then cleaned it up. It’s almost there – we are getting pretty close. I told Giovanni that it appears as if we are going to have some warm, rain free days this week and he can get up and caulk and paint the addition and finish the north side of the house. That will be an accomplishment just getting that done.
Saints got pummelled today by the Bears – fuck the Bears is all I got to say – because the truth is we played like champions all year long and we brought hope to this city that still has so much to handle – and we can say with pride that in 2006 the Saints were America’s Team. And there is always next year – or next year is this year – and so it…
A friend was describing my life today saying she thought of it as a painting that kept unfolding and being discovered and uncovered with each layer and each new color brushed onto the canvas. I like her image – a life that started with a wide blank canvas and scenes painted and blended into the next scene seamlessly so that when it’s all done – you could swear it was one of those paint-by-number paintings…
Went to see mom and she kept going on how the highlight of her life was sitting on the bed the other night with me and Sarah and Arlene. I told her she needed a life if that was the highlight. I think she finally understands that she is 71 and cannot continue with this full-time, one hour commute, job – it’s too much. She’s off for this week as the doctor insisted she take…
Woke with a groggy clarity that only comes from knowing where you are even though you are not home – I was staring out at the back yard – still half asleep – and there was something so serene, so New Orleans about the vegetation, so familiar suddenly about where I was, that it made me smile. Of course, moments later I remembered the red, red wine (that goes to my head) – a night…
Pearl was so funny in St Maarten – one of our lady cabdrivers – she said she only requires a man to change her oil for her when she needs it. We laughed out loud about that one. Today I went by the LaLa to bring some cash to Giovanni – I was counting it out and my smoking hot electrician E came up behind me and put his finger in my back like he…
K called tonight – normally wouldn’t take the call – but I did because I was working and not thinking and picked up the phone – conversation goes something like this: K: what does your schedule look like tomorrow? R: why? K: well, we need to review the whole situation and I need to understand your expectations – I need to walk through it with you. R: I’ll be there early but I’m tied up…
Remember the windows on the addition – the ones that leak – remember they were manufactured and glazed in California. Now California says they aren’t responsible and won’t pay. Ken won’t pay for the restoration glass he has broken, or door he cut up. He now says he didn’t agree to putting screens on the porch just under the shower for the amount we agreed upon. Kim wasn’t responsible for her crew knocking out two…
I love the WWL weather site that lists the detailed 10 day forecast and at the end has this: SAINTS VERSUS BEARS IN CHICAGO-SOLDIER FIELD SUNDAY @ 2PM Mostly cloudy, cold and breezy. A 60% chance for snow showers. Pregame temps mid 20s, kickoff 29, postgame 20s.