I am parked at the McDonald’s in Rayne, La., in the heart of Acadiana, under a clear, light blue sky, listening to Cajun French music on the radio, making my way east to Metairie, La., to attend a funeral. The deceased was an offshore engineer I...
I am in Hannibal, Mo., with my wife, Lisa, for a few days to visit my mother. Rather than stay at a chain hotel, we booked a room at the Pettibone-Reagan House, a circa 1889 Queen Anne house full of original stained glass, antiques, hand-crafted...
My wife, Lisa, and I awoke in Hannibal, Mo., this morning on the third floor of a circa 1889 mansion. To avoid staying in a typical chain hotel, we booked Reagan’s Queen Anne, a downtown bed-and-breakfast near the historic district . . .
Some of you gentle readers may remember last September’s minor saga of Martha, beloved aunt of my wife, Lisa, and the dear soul’s less than urgent efforts to get out of Tallahassee, Fla., ahead of a Category 4 hurricane. Here is a little...
Muses Bead Order Deadline Night – I enjoy this evening each year. In a few hours, the deadline will arrive for Krewe of Muses members to submit orders for beads and various other “throws” to toss from their floats in next year’s Muses Mardi...
I have been putting off this post for nearly a month, partly because I’ve been working through stages of grief and denial and partly because I didn’t want this writing to be overly sentimental. I have by now come to some degree of acceptance . ...
Tennessee Williams makes me wonder why I even try. I spent my lunch hour today at the Monteleone Hotel, buying tickets to this weekend’s Tennessee Williams Festival. One of the events is a play about the author’s terrible relationship...
1140 St. Charles Ave., Lower Garden District, New Orleans: This is where I work. I helped a co-worker paint these boards in February 2006, six months after Hurricane Katrina. I have installed them every Carnival season since then to protect this...
I was eating lunch in my car today in front of St. Theresa of Avila Church at Coliseum Street and Erato in New Orleans when the sound of Christmas carols radiated from the bell tower. This Catholic place of worship is close to my office. I have...
I write a lot about Uptown New Orleans because that’s where I am most of the time. I don’t live there, but I have worked in the Lower Garden District for 13 years as of this past Wednesday, which has taught me how to park without getting...
I will begin with an Uptown report as I haven’t been downtown or to the French Quarter or anywhere else lately unless you count Interstate 10, which I don’t. I was in Metairie once but I wasn’t paying attention. I’m...
I am in Hannibal, Mo., boyhood home of Mark Twain and me. Each of my visits is a raft ride back to my past. My family moved here after we buried my father in Southern Illinois, on the Ohio River; we had family here. I lived in Hannibal from the...
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