Archive for January 2021
New Orleans: when Mardi Gras is cancelled…
Instead of Mardi Gras parades (they’ve officially been cancelled because of the pandemic), locals are decorating their houses as “floats”. There are a lot of them along the usual parade route (which I’m near). Here are some I saw while out walking. Its nickname? Yardi Gras. It’s even more fantastic because most of the homeowners…
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: don’t “should” on yourself (January 25, 2021)
It’s time to kick Monday’s ass… Storytime: journey with me back to elementary school, where Angie was already a voracious reader. Around that time the schools came up with an initiative, the Accelerated Reader program, to inspire kids to read more. Among the incentives? Your name written on a star and hung on the “wall…
Read MoreNOLA day trip to Oak Alley plantation
It was kinda surreal seeing it in person. I have such mixed feelings. This is the Oak Alley plantation. My family was intermarried/allied with the family that built this sugar plantation. I believe it’s been used as a filming location for several movies, including Interview with the Vampire. Sadly the human cost of this place…
Read MoreKick Tuesday’s Ass: live from NOLA
It’s time to kick Monday Tuesday’s ass… So Monday was yesterday? How about that… If you’re following along, I’m currently in New Orleans. First time in my life and I’m super excited. Here’s me in front of the “haunted” LaLaurie mansion in the blissfully uncrowded French Quarter. (you might need to enable images if you’re…
Read MoreNOLA day 9 cont’d: French Quarter exploration
More French Quarter exploration. This time, stuck to the awesomely less people-y Royal St and was happy to see all the artists out painting, set up on the sidewalks
Read MoreNew Orleans day 9: I’m on a boat
Today’s adventure… Jazz brunch aboard the steamboat Natchez.
Read MoreNew Orleans day 8: wandering around
Just walking around NOLA. Still not entirely sure how I set out to find a bookstore and wound up on Bourbon Street…
Read MoreNew Orleans day 5: in search of jazz and fried dough
Oh yeah, this is happening. I know you want some too – who wouldn’t want some world-famous stand-in-line-for-them beignets from Cafe du Monde? I learned the hard way that you have to hold your breath when taking a bite of a powdered sugar-coated deep fried pastry. The pigeons are LOVING me and the mess I’ve…
Read Morestop 2 on the road trip of 2021: New Orleans
Despite growing up in central Texas and Houston, I somehow never made it to New Orleans. Decided to remedy that straight away… After 6 hours in a car with a yowling cat, I made it to New Orleans. I really like this little place… Well done, Airbnb.
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass (no, you’re not crazy… it’s Tuesday) (January 5, 2021)
It’s time to kick Monday’s ass… So I was doing a guided meditation this morning (words I never thought would come out of my mouth, I assure you) and the narrator mentioned this quote: In case you can’t see the image above, it says “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one…
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