Another day of teeth and then wala – done – hopefully. Meanwhile, we’re having a round of cold here in New Orleans and that is causing us to have these beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Oh well, you can’t have sheep and money as the Croatians say.
Quincy Jones has started a petition to ask President-Elect Obama to appoint a Secretary of the Arts. While many other countries have had Ministers of Art or Culture for centuries, The United States has never created such a position. We in the arts need this and the country needs the arts–now more than ever. Please take a moment to sign this important petition and then pass it on to your friends and colleagues.
Okay – so here’s some freshening up for your vocabulary (that would be the slang part): What’s good? (as in what’s up – teens from New Jersey) He’s simple (stupid – overheard at Best Buy) I wouldn’t say that she’s retarded but she’s a bit late (she’s retarded – a woman from the UK)
Three shades of deception and that would be self-deception – I was on the phone with a friend who is waiting for a sign because she doesn’t know if she should stay or she should go with her lover du jour, another friend I heard from is unable to open his heart because it is still bruised and sore from an other, and yet I see another friend trying to hide the obvious – or…
I spent the better part of five hours in a dentist chair with my mouth wide open and then the next five in front of a computer and on the phone trying to play catch up. And then the phone rang and it was a call to join some hoopers on the bayou. My neighbor had noticed them before and she called to tell me they were out front and had stopped them – I…
Today and tomorrow, I go in for extensive work to my teeth. This has been put off for a long long time because of money and time but finally I’m biting the bullet and getting it done. I am one of those people who took lots of tetracycline when I was young because I had chronic colds, the result is that it ruined my teeth. The irony is that one of my early careers was…
I love to see people fishing along the bayou. The other day I was walking across the bridge by the sculpture garden in City Park and a man and two little boys were fishing down beside the lagoon. I asked them if they were catching anything and the man said not much. I said I think the pelicans are eating all the fish but the other day I saw a big whopping fish. The man…
I remember when one of my nieces was very young, she was playing in the front yard and as it started to get dark she called to her mom to turn on the lights outside. As if the sun had a switch. Well today, was just like that, as much as I wanted to stay in, I kept finding myself going out. The weather is so beautiful and it is supposed to get cold tomorrow…
There is a new restaurant on Banks Street close to the Banks Street Bar called Huevos – they’re open from 7am to 3pm – they have DELICIOUS huevos rancheros, home made sausage, muffins, and my god the french toast – it is angel food cake sliced and fried in butter served with a fruit compote on top and homemade whipped cream (forget about it – this stuff is killer). This is a must go place.…
Last night, we went to Swirl and it was jammed one end to the other with neighbors and friends and you name it – it was like old home night with all the friendly faces back from holidays, vacations, end of this and beginning of thats and it was good to see everyone. We then made our way to Meaux Bar for an intimate dinner to celebrate one of our many anniversaries. Of course, Debbie…