I carry a messenger bag. It is blue, nominally waterproof, and big enough to fit a chef’s knife roll (which is a good thing, as carrying knives on the subway in NYC is generally frowned upon). It took me a long time to get used to the idea of a “purse,” but considering a car […]
Monthly Archives: April 2011
It is just a little after 7AM, my hot cup of chicory coffee sits on the arm of the couch beside me, and the sun is not yet high in the sky. It is a still day. The American flag I keep outside our window hangs motionless. I can hear the dogs from the kennel […]
On a recent trip to Baton Rouge we attended a wake for Miss Ola, a family friend that had passed away at 102 years of age. It was different from any other wake I have ever attended. It was not a dirge, but a celebration. We drank, we ate, we told stories, and the men […]
The people of Louisiana are renowned for “passing a good time,” which for the uninitiated means turning just about any event into an excuse for a celebration. From crawfish boils to tailgates at LSU, the Gonzalez Jambalaya Festival to the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival, Louisiana folks just know how to throw a party. They have a […]
