Last weekend was the Bayou Boogaloo. Curt and I live in the American Can, which is a converted can manufacturing plant that is on the Bayou. I had seen signs for the Boogaloo all week, but had no idea what a “Boogaloo” was. Starting Firday night into late Sunday the Boogaloo rocked on the Bayou! [...]
Unspoken High Ground Code
So last Sunday I woke up around 8am to get final touches cleaned and ready for my future father in laws arrival at 10:30am. Curt needed me to swing by the Saint Charles store to pick up chicken and drop of anchovies…as I’m getting ready in the apartment there is a fantastic thunder-storm going on. I [...]
NOLA=No Left Turns Anywhere
So, you may think NOLA means New Orleans Louisianna. But no, my friends, it actually means No Left Turns Anywhere. Seriously, you can’t make a left turn onto a normal street ANYWHERE. The city is built, designed, and relies heavily on U-turns. It’s crazy, it’s wierd, it’s irritating when you’re lost and finally find your destination. [...]
A Hermit Becomes a Housewife and Makes a New Home in NOLA
So one week into my new city, new time zone, new life….forgot how hard it is to learn a new city. Things I learned this week. 1. Magazine Street becomes Decatur in the French Quarter 2. While you can walk around with booze everywhere you can NOT bring the booze onto a trolley 3. The [...]
Cat 5 Shit Storm (Good thing I’m a meteorologist!)
January 3rd sitting around the dining room table with Curt and Casey we toasted to the New Year. Specifically that one year from then we would all be in entirely new places in our lives…married….out of school….perhaps our own business owners…who knows…. It is now April 30th, and already so much has changed and is [...]
