When you walk outside the Fairgrounds you first hit Liuzza’s by the Track and a crowd that gathers there and even a goat, then you head down Ponce de Leon and there’s always something cranking at Swirl. First night of the fest it was the Mardi Gras Indians:
My dad’s having brain surgery today. Last night, I set my hand on fire. She’s not perfect. Colton School … Blue Nile … Tip’s … Snug …
I grew up listening to a lot of Southern Rock and yes, it is what it is, but I happen to love it. On my birthday, I’ve actually given up the cute little derriere of Jon Bon Jovi and have chosen to spend it with the Kings of Leon instead – I’m opting for good music over good looks (not to say these boys aren’t cute, cuz they are). But yesterday, at the start of…
A friend gave me the book Dogs in Heaven – it was touching to read this morning over tea and breakfast. Today would have been Arlene’s 14th birthday. I realize now in hindsight, I was keeping her around for selfish purposes – her birthday (so arbitrary to a dog, really who can figure out dog years anyway?), and T’s family coming in June, and my own need to have her near me. The vet called…
Well if it is in the next few weeks you are guaranteed to be exhausted. Here’s the game plan: Today starts Jazz Fest – get your ticket in your hand. Brass Pass if you can still get one, which I heard you can, $350 not only gets you into 7 days of the best music in the world but also is a big donation to the best radio station in the world – WWOZ –…
I went to see Scott at Jupiter Salon and after 16 years of being a semi natural redhead, I had him change my hair color. It’s going to be a transition to get the red out and go back to my natural color, which is anyone’s guess at this point, but somewhere along the lines of a dirty blonde. I was getting a massage a few weeks ago when I made the decision. I had…
I was talking to some friends and neighbors on the bayou the other evening and said I was working on getting rid of some 10 pounds that were clinging to my middle for dear life. One said, “Well, what does Tatjana think?” And I said, “About what?” And he said, “If she likes you with those ten pounds then what do you care?” Last night, we ran into a friend going through a divorce –…
I was speaking to a friend the other day about love and she was saying sometimes it just doesn’t seem worth the effort because it ends in heartbreak. I was thinking about our conversation as I went through the long last week of Arlene’s life and wondering why do people do this? Get a dog, put it to sleep. Heartbreak. A friend wrote today about his own thoughts of having a dog: “I just don’t…
John F. Kennedy once observed that “Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion, without the discomfort of thought.”
Loca and I walked through the park this morning and noticed along the way, the things we haven’t noticed, there are ducklings everywhere! I couldn’t count how many. The pelicans and cormorants are gone, but one slick black cormorant had spread his wings in the middle of the lagoon and was drying off. All along the banks, I noticed the yellow-crowned night herons, Plenty of them. I was smiling for the first time and happy…