I think that might have been my header – TGIF – a bunch of times already, but this time I mean it. After French Quarter Fest, two weekends of Jazz Fest that included my birthday, I’m looking forward to the weekend. Not that there isn’t tons to do. For starters, old friends are arriving tonight, they came in for my fabulous fifty pool party – clothing optional – for 50 people. But once they get…
Wolfie is well incorporated into the family and surprisingly our big protector. I double dare anyone to come in this yard because I firmly believe that if me or Tatjana in anyway showed fear, she would kill the person causing it. She’s a warm and loving dog, but she does not take to anyone, particularly men, coming into this house without an introduction.
I have a zen dropping that I’ve had for years that says No matter where you are, you are exactly where you are supposed to be no matter how things seem. My body is going through some core difficulties – my hamstrings are tighter than a drum, and my psoas is even tighter. Why? Well, let’s try to do the math, decades of day jobs where I sit at a desk – so hip flexor…
A friend took me to Loa’s last night and then to Rambla for tapas. Plus she gave me a beautiful watch! Not bad for turning 50. It was nice to be out and about even though it seems like all my free time is squeezed into this narrow window of zilch. I love turning 50, I love my friends, I just wish the earth hadn’t started spinning so fast because it feels as if days…
It is a common belief that 1 human year is equal to 7 dog years. That is not very accurate, since dogs reach adulthood within the first couple of years. The formula used is from a canine expert and is a bit more accurate (as accurate as one can judge these things). The formula is: 10.5 dog years per human year for the first 2 years, then 4 dog years per human year for each…
I took mom to the doctor yesterday and realize why she doesn’t go to him – he told her she has to quit drinking and smoking if she wants to get better. He looked at me and said, “You need to take care of yourself, no pills are going to make you better, if you want to feel good you have to take responsibility for what you eat, nutrition is very important. And having a…
The message at yoga from Michelle is peace and how to find it. If you believe in Karma, it’s that you should spread peace to get peace. I believe that – I truly think that you project what comes back to you. And if you project prejudice, you see prejudice. If you project misanthropy, you get it back. Yesterday, we let go of 14 blue balloons and one red star shaped one while we sprinkled…
I was talking to a friend the other day about my mom and her blood tests, saying I’m worried she might have diabetes and my friend said, that would be a shame because she couldn’t drink. Curious response. Meanwhile, at the Fest I was standing by this older guy with a purple cape and lots of buttons and beads on and he was having a really great time and suddenly this 20 something year old…
Mr. Charles Munger, Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, ranks 503 on The World’s Billionaires 2008, thoughts on the Future: “As I move close to the edge of death, I find myself getting more cheerful about the economic future,” Mr. Munger said. Mr. Munger sees “a final breakthrough that solves the main technical problem of man,” he continued. By harnessing the power of the sun, electrical power will become more available around the world. That will…
Mayor Nagin once called our city a Chocolate City, and while we are more cosmopolitan than just cocoa, our rich heritage is a product of the Africans who came here during the slave trade. Part of their cultural heritage was to live as a tribe and that meant to take care of each other from birth to death. When a member of the community died, the tribe took on the responsibility of burying and grieving.…