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…
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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…
Despite the fact that this event was promoted primarily through a social network site, and despite the fact that I’m supposedly “into” that sort of…
Here’s a shot of the Times-Picayune, Section C, May 29, 2010. Oops. I still remember when I discovered the existence of typos and other such…
Here are the seminars I’ll be attending at Tales of the Cocktail. You can expect an in-depth account of each one on this blog come…
We found this anomaly at our local grocery store. Ever seen an egg shaped like this before? Both ends are the same size! Such eggs…
Dear Persephone, For some reason, I didn’t realize you were old enough to appreciate stories. I mean, even though I read you storybooks every night,…
We got some heavy rain Sunday morning. It caused widespread street flooding throughout New Orleans. I know our street certainly flooded. I used the panorama…
We played host over the weekend to an eleven-year-old boy whose mother (a friend of ours) had to make a trip out of town. But…
Our new camera arrived yesterday afternoon, a Sony DSC-HX5V. This is the first shot, straight out the box, without understanding how anything works. Not bad.…
We adopted Archer back in 2002, I think, when we were living uptown. Actually we didn’t so much adopt her as take over feeding her…
There’s a house in our neighborhood with a large frog sculpture mounted to the exterior, such that it appears to be climbing up the side…
Guess what I was doing 33 years ago today? Well, actually I don’t know. But I know what my mother was doing. She was posting…
Today is Census Day — and also April Fool’s Day — and also Maundy (aka Holy) Thursday. How best to celebrate? Here’s what some of…
We decided to celebrate the vernal equinox by planting a tree. We just so happened to have a pomegranate tree which was a gift from…
Today’s the birthday of a very special woman in my life. I call her Mom. Over the years I’ve come to realize that I owe…
Folds seemed to be doing better immediately after her surgery. But a week or so later she took a turn for the worse. She was…
I just wanted to take a quick minute to salute my parents. They just finished another week of volunteer work, helping to rebuild New Orleans.…
Our cat Folds is going under the knife today. I feel ambivalent about this. The idea of cat surgery seems sort of ridiculous to me.…
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…