We stole over to friends’ house to watch Episode 2 and 3 of Treme tonight after Tin went to sleep. We’re getting a little more hooked. Stay tuned. Love seeing our favorite musicians as actors, who can really act. But as we approach the 5th anniversary of Katrina and despite Mayor Landrieu trying to organize an international commemoration, the scenes of the houses, the dead, the heartache just all hit a little too close.
Louisiana – Word up on the oil spill is that a recent check of the birds shows little damage – some tidal activity from strong winds and the alignment of the sun and moon have washed some eggs away but we’re not seeing oil yet. So far gulls, pelicans and egrets not showing up oily. Some areas of the Gulf look good yet there are some unconfirmed reports of oil sightings that are being checked.…
Trying to find a source for renewable energy these days – namely mine – but I’m not sure it exists. I keep thinking if you just speak honestly what you feel and think that things will work themselves out and get better but sometimes I’m not sure. Right now, I’m trying to understand how a demanding job (why is it that no one seems to give you any slack when you have a job that…
Tin is cutting four new teeth at the same time – good grief, when it rains it pours. He already has four teeth so suddenly one day he will have exponentially more teeth. It is going better now that most of them have broke through the gums. But I’m starting to get concerned not about his teeth but about his looks – people keep telling him how handsome and beautiful he is all the time…
Here is a shot of Heidi with her new Swanky Pet collar. She came to us with a floral collar that was ready for a replacement so you must admit how good she looks with the floral design. Recall, we got Loca’s collar at Swanky Pet and picked the retro design. Loca finally got her own collar after two hand me downs.
I have a very fond memory of my mother sitting my sister and I on the picnic table that was our kitchen table when we lived on Louisiana Avenue and teaching us how to blow a bubble with bubble gum. I can picture that moment as if it just happened. We were all laughing and very focused on learning this important skill. Yesterday, I was rocking Tin on the front porch after giving him his…
We were watching a CNN show the other day, we seem to be watching more CNN than we care to as T’s mother is addicted to news. Which seems odd that older people watch so much news since news tends to frighten and alarm me and elder people grow increasingly frightened and alarmed – QUIT WATCHING THE NEWS, but that’s another story. CNN had a show about, yes, you guessed it, aliens. And had Dan…
In the merry merry month of May, I was taken by surprise by … Seven herons walking across the meadow We found out yesterday just as I was so authoritatively telling a neighbor that Shepherds don’t like water that Heidi does! Loca had jumped in the bayou and Heidi trailed in after her and they romped around, splashing and jumping. Wow, they’re going to LOVE the beach. But I digress, this morning, on our walk…
I asked my friend, a marine biologist who knows Louisiana wetlands better than most to comment on ProPublica’s article about the oil spill – his response: Where do I start? Use up the worlds supply of a material they don’t like employing? Ok. Headaches, nausea and repro issues in high doses? Tequila? Valdez? Cold water ecosystem vs Gulf of Mexico dynamics? Take a swim… Next! What do THEY suggest? Criticism is easy. Better ideas are…
The new perspective: I was telling someone something that just happened and they responded, “At least it’s not an oil spill.” There you have it. What is this spill and what is going on? My reliable source, a scientist and someone who knows these waters more than most, tells me that it is still way too early to tell what is going on and that this could be larger than the Valdez accident or much…