As I draw on to the end of my fifth decade, I’m feeling reflective. Indulge me in a little reminiscence, and by all means come…
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As I draw on to the end of my fifth decade, I’m feeling reflective. Indulge me in a little reminiscence, and by all means come…
The traditional gift is china, or diamonds, but we opted for foam. Let me back up. Twenty years ago, my mom and dad bought a…
I’ve also been reflecting on our decision to stay in place for Isaac. Was it the right choice? There’s room for disagreement even in our…
Persephone and I took a photo of Xy raking up the “street salad” left behind by Hurricane Isaac. Then we drew our own interpretation based…
Equinox It’s a precise moment that happens twice a year, when the equatorial plane of the earth intersects the center of the sun. That’s the…
It’s become a tradition to take a photo of Xy as she heads off to her first day of classes. I realized this morning that…
Over a year ago Xy hurt her knee while practicing with the Big Easy Roller Girls. It’s bothered her ever since, and so yesterday morning…
A couple days ago Xy reported she had trouble with the car starting, and sure enough the next morning it was dead. We packed Xy…
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there — including my mom, my mother-in-law, my baby-mama, and of course the Great Mother: Mama Earth.…
This photo just turned over 10,000 views on Flickr. This is the fourth such photo of mine to achieve such popularity — and thus far…
I’ve gotta give some props to Eric Spears for continuing to excavate such gems from his personal video collection. Here’s Christy Paxson Behind the Scenes…
In addition to Xy’s birthday, we’re also celebrating Persephone’s 25,000th hour of life today; but how to explain this number to a toddler?
In case you missed it, a photo by yours truly featuring the infamous Xy is gracing an article on Lifehacker right now.
Saturday morning I was out early conducting a short tour of the Lafitte Corridor. I was skeptical about how many people would be up for…
Instead of strengthening into a named storm, Tropical Depression #5 petered out and dissipated into nothing but a bunch of rainy weather. If it had…
We’ve taken Persephone out of daycare for the summer. Xy’s finally having some time to bond with her, which is a refreshing change after this…
For the last week Xy and Persephone have been out in the proverbial boonies, hanging with some friends at a remote cabin way out in…
Nicky came our way last summer, under circumstances that can best be described as silly if not stupid. I was never too close to him,…
Yesterday’s front page story really captured our attention. All credit to reporter Sarah Carr. I’d never heard of the school she focused on, but the…
It’s not quite official. Xy made the first cut and has been going to practice sessions. The rules are strict and harsh — you have…