And in a wild and sudden dance We mocked at Time and Fate and Chance — William Butler Yeats, The Wanderings of Oisin
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And in a wild and sudden dance We mocked at Time and Fate and Chance — William Butler Yeats, The Wanderings of Oisin
When I moved to New Orleans back in 1999 I didn’t really know what to expect. Certainly I didn’t anticipate that at age 32 I’d…
Last night I tended bar at a party for about 20 minutes, having been conscripted by the host. I thought that was noteworthy since I’ve…
She can kick my ass in Scrabble. She shares my enthusiasm for good food. She’s cheap. I mean thrifty. I shouldn’t mention reason #4. I…
Our friend Andrea visited us this weekend. It was a bittersweet visit. Sweet, because it’s always sweet to catch up with close friends. Bitter, because…
Holy crap! Mardi Gras is just four weeks away and I’ve got no costume. Not even an idea.
Xy and I ventured to the Lower Ninth Ward Monday morning. Caffin and Claiborne is where the Martin Luther King Day parade traditionally begins. In…
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Xy and I didn’t really exchange gifts this year. That is, I got her a gift but she didn’t get me anything. She’s a Scrooge,…
Take a nighttime drive down Bienville, from Galvez to Jefferson Davis. It’s dark. There’s a house with some lights near Tonti, another near Gayoso. Generators,…
Today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. We’ve been getting up before dawn since Xy started back to school. Without electricity,…
We went out to my parents’ house for an early Thanksgiving meal. I got a chance to see my sister and her family for the…
We had exactly three trick-or-treaters tonight, all very young, not to mention cute: a seahorse, a unicorn and a chef.
My brain played an April Fool’s joke on me this morning. It convinced me that today was Saturday. So I turned off the alarm. We…
I had a new experience today: I went to a parade in New Orleans and I didn’t have anything to drink. I thought that might…
I’ve always been under the impression that Lent lasted exactly 40 days. Looking at the calendar the other day, I noticed the count from Ash…
When I was a wee lad in elementary school, I was fascinated to read about the origin of the modern “heart” shape, which looks nothing…
For the last few years I’ve actually kind of enjoyed going in to work on Ash Wednesday. The sudden transition back to so-called normality after…
Happy Mardi Gras!