A motley road crew
Bam Bam – a damn good travel cat! Loca Negra – it pays to look good under stressful circumstances Rachel and Arlene – till death do us part Tatjana, Loca and mom – self portrait
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Year: 2008
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Import California Boys!
Thank god we had the boys from California to help us board up the house – not only did they do a good job, but they looked cute too! I was putting the boards away under the porch yesterday and a guy walked by with his dog and asked me if I was putting them up or taking them down. Ha ha, I said, we’re not going anywhere. [Fuck Ike!] He offered to help me…
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R.F.S.
Went to get my hair cut by Scott (Jupiter Salon) and it was good to be back, with my hair stylist, and in New Orleans. Scott predicts the next hair do is a long shag, but more importantly he has come up with a new disease called R.F.S. He thinks the next big medication to come on the market will be an antidote for this syndrome. It happens mainly during the holidays but definitely during…
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No more evacuations – I’m getting a generator
We’re all talking about getting a generator – that’s another business you might want to consider given this change in our weather system. But my take is this, the ducks, the geese, the herons, the swans did not panic, did not leave, so they know. Before Katrina the animals started leaving in droves. I’m going to pay more attention to nature and less to CNN and stay put here in my house if a storm…
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Jindal did us proud but Gustav was larger than you know
Gustav moved too quickly to gather water but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t potent. The wind damage that occurred from 12 hours of the storm passing through meant lights out for most of Louisiana. I spent the entire day cleaning the yard while T straightened the inside. And we’re still not done. Evacuating is exhausting – the stress, depression, anxiety just cuts through any diversion of being with friends and having a refuge. Getting home…
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To each her addiction
In 2006, a study estimated that 22.6 million Americans over the age of 12 were dependent on either alcohol or drugs: 15.6 million were classified as dependent solely on alcohol; 3.8 million were classified as dependent solely on illicit drugs; 3.2 million were classified as dependent on both alcohol and illicit drugs. My trip away from home exposed all of my loved ones addictions in stark terms. A sibling wasting away from a morphine addiction…
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Home is where the heart is
Someone asked me in Atlanta “Why do you live in New Orleans?” – my instinct was to say if you don’t know then you don’t know, but she had never been here and so I tried to answer it – music, food, architecture, people. But surely all of those things are transferrable – are they not? Didn’t citizens of the diaspora (Katrina 2005) bring with them a bit of New Orleans everywhere they went? Couldn’t…
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The 3-Legged Cowboy
Last night we went to Hoedowns on Moreland, now called the 3-Legged Cowboy (we heard the name change was to attract boys who spend more at bars). On Thursdays, it’s mostly girl’s night and I mean girls who like girls, but there were boys who like boys, as well as all types. The main attraction is the dancing and the two-stepping is fabulous. We sat around the dance floor and were entertained for hours by…
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Going home!
A text message came in this morning early – “Come on in, the water is fine!” – read: the electricity is back on at my house. So far reports are some roof shingles were torn off and my big plant in front of the house tipped over – hopefully that’s all the news to report once home. Another text followed with “Swirl open for Free Fridays. Who’s in?” Yee ha! An email came in saying…
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The worst is over
News from home that power and cable will be restored shortly in most areas. Oh to be home again and sitting on the porch on the bayou. I got a text just minutes ago “wine tomorrow on the bayou?” – made me smile. Atlanta is a maze of highways layered upon highways, so not only is it hard to get around but nobody knows how to direct you cause the names have all been changed.…