This morning a fine white fog pervaded City Park and cast an eerie glow over it. It is perfect for the upcoming Halloween holiday or maybe its a pall cast more from the Saints’ loss yesterday. Someone said there was some bad voodoo on the team and that the devil was in our backyard laughing at us. I ran into a fellow morning walker and he speculated it was all about gambling and I said…
So today is 10-10-10 and according to someone I met today, it is a transformative date – interesting, because the day started with me making French toast and watching this woman doing a headstand on her kayak go by on the bayou: As we ate our tasty breakfast, Blekica climbed into the money tree and started to shake, rattle and roll: And then T and I quickly divided and conquered. T took the dogs around…
We’ve been off of the comfortable sleeping schedule for Tin. His early to bed was disrupted the other day when we had friends over for T’s cake on Thursday night – and he went to bed at 9 but didn’t fall asleep until 11. Since then his nap and nighttime rhythm has been thrown off. Yesterday instead of his usual three to four hour afternoon nap, he slept for an hour and then when we…
We’ve gotten into a rut lately, one in which we barely have time for the friends we have, and barely any time for ourselves, but we flung the doors open on Saturday morning and invited over a couple with a child – a similar set up to what we are – and afterwards, we thought wow, that was nice. New friends, cute little boy. It was interesting to see our lives mirrored by others who…
I was always close to my second to oldest brother, the one who is in prison. He wrote me something today that explains why he and I have always related to each other. We were talking about the changes in my industry and my role in covering them and he told me: I have always been of the philosophy that you should create your own nitch/opportunity and then fill it with your self.
T is sitting on the terrace watching the sunset and doing her work and I’m in here with my stacks. They don’t seem to get smaller and as a matter of fact, they looked ominous this morning and barely threatening this afternoon. Perhaps because it is Friday, after all. I passed a woman getting in her car this morning, she looked to be of an age that you might expect her to be retired, but…
In my last yoga class Aaron was saying that you are compelled to go to yoga for your own specific reasons – he said he first went to learn how to fly. I’d have to say most times I am blind to my intentions. For example, I didn’t begin yoga to accomplish anything much less did I have an imperative. I had taken one too many yoga classes in the Bay Area – none of…
The following is a list of restaurants that came up in conversation ranking the best places we’ve eaten this year in New Orleans. Mind you the first best place was everyone’s home as there were some damn good cooks in this crowd. But here is the list: Restaurant August – hands down the best restaurant in New Orleans – no one cooks like John Besh. Cochon Del Porto and A Mano – got one couple’s…
When we first adopted Tin, a good friend and client of mine sent him three Yankee onesies with a note that said, “Team selection is everything Tin” and last night, Tin dutifully watched the Yankees with John as they went on to win the game. Saints and Yankees – that is all ye need to know.