The other day we were chatting with friends and someone asked T about her basketball career. She said she had a horrible left hand dribble and they wouldn’t let her in camp one year so she spent the entire summer practicing till she excelled at left hand dribbling. That part of her personality, tenacity, which comes through in a range of interactions is more appreciated when you understand that she, by all her efforts, will…
Last night, Snappy came up to the grass and laid there and caused the entire neighborhood to go into a panic about him. We thought he had died – rumor was he either ate or was bit by a nutria that had been poisoned. All of this flew around the bayou in a matter of minutes. The good news is that he is back, on the hunt, and alive and well. And through it all…
A friend stopped by today for lunch who I haven’t caught up with in a long time. She’s someone who always makes me laugh out loud. I am not quite sure why my schedule doesn’t afford time with friends enough, time to sit and lunch and laugh, or even time in general – but I’m sure I’m not the only one afflicted by this phenomenon. The other day, I confirmed I was going on my…
We took the family last night to hear Gal Holiday at the Rivershack, last of the great honky tonks. The Rivershack on River Road used to be what was called a colored bar, but unfortunately, last night, there was not one person of color in there, although I hear that that is usually not the case. Anyway, the band was enjoying an early gig – they started at 7PM – and there were a lot…
Today is Miracle Baby’s 21st birthday – that would be my niece, who was born 1 lb 9 oz 21 years ago today and was barely hanging on. Today she is a thriving, beautiful, young adult – Happy Birthday Miracle Baby! Then today is also the new birthday of my new great nephew Liam, born almost 9 lbs! at 1:00 AM. And it’s also a good friend’s birthday on the West Coast – so Happy…
Recession 101: No one can repossess your future. I’ve always loved out of home ads and when they’re good they’re good. Okay, granted you don’t know what is being advertised there but it did make me look.
Extreme eels take their American napkins and tear them in half to use one half at a time. Extreme eels offer their sympathy by saying things like, “we all die alone.” Extreme eels despite their hyper national identities remain curious about the lives of others.
I’ve written a lot about my yoga class and instructor, Michelle, at NOAC but I have to say it is uncanny how whatever is weighing heavy on my mind seems to be the theme of the month. This month it’s addiction. Dig? We were talking this morning about what it means to be bound by happiness and some felt that it means to be attached to happy, some felt that it was about not seeing…
My lessons from Wolfie: I prefer walking Loca in the mornings, she has the same cadence as me and I can spend my mornings organizing my waking thoughts before getting to my desk. Wolfie is another story – Wolfie is a sniff-aholic, she moves right to left and left to right with no rhyme or reason, and she doesn’t move fast if she moves at all. In the park, I was trying to teach Wolfie…
Someone once said they should have an Addy Camp (a camp for adolescents) where you send them when they hit 13 and don’t let out until they are 17. This is to save all the adults from the pure terror of dealing with them. Having seen my own nieces and nephews transformed from loving human beings into alien creatures you want to play wack a mole with, I do understand. Having a 14 year old…