Category Archives: family
My kingdom for power and internet
All the way home just to learn to survive. No power in our neighborhood, no ETA on getting any. I drove up to Zotz on the rumor of AC and wifi and found it to be true. So did dozens of other people. When I get home, I get to rig up a security system [...]
Later, homey. Not goodbye. See ya later. I promise.
I knew Ashley by reputation in the months after the storm. The first words I ever saw by him were: You do not want to fuck with pissed off New Orleanians. We’re the murder capital, bitches. We will rain that shit down on you. and I thought this might be a man I need to [...]
Me neither, H
I just don’t wanna. When I’m lyin’ in my bed at night I don’t wanna grow up Nothin’ ever seems to turn out right I don’t wanna grow up How do you move in a world of fog That’s always changing things Makes me wish that I could be a dog When I see the [...]
Guided
Good days are not a guarantee. They are a blessing. Single-parenting it for a few days. Brother-in-law in town, thinking of staying. He and I and the boy and the girl dined at Vincents. Talked about movies old and new, skateboarding, pranks, music famous and obscure, sazeracs properly and improperly made, homework done and homework [...]
Oh, hardee har har
The other day I had myself a doofy little accident that involved me basically falling on my ass for no good reason at all being attacked by ninjas and thrown to the ground. X-rays indicate no fracture, just a bone bruise, so today I took the day off work since my pain meds are incompatible [...]
Stay Bamboocha
The part of Nairobi where we’re staying, in the Thigiri area, is populated by many ex-pats and embassy staff. It’s stunningly beautiful. It’s also hell on my white settler guilt. We live in a beautiful house in a gated compound, with full-time security guards. We have a cook/housekeeper named Mary, a driver/groundskeeper named Adams, and [...]
Heathrow
Sorry if the last post alarmed anyone. We’re just out of town for two weeks in a place with sketchy internet. We’re on a trip to Kenya to visit Gina’s brother’s family (he’s a political officer in the US Embassy there). I figure it’s worthy of at least a few blog posts, but I’ve only [...]
The Wall
Wake up at 3:30am. Drive to Mississippi. Prepare for battle: Goalie Liam (CCHL #30) channels Jim Craig (USA #30): 56 seconds of fun. Five blocked shots (at 0:04, 0:08, 0:16, 0:20, 0:29). They ended up tying the game 2-2. The coastal rivals Mississippi Beachdogs have cool uniforms: Final game, lost 7-0, despite 32 saves(!) from [...]
May 3rd
13 years ago today, Cassidy poked her head out for the first time, looked around, and decided to stay. One of my mother’s first thoughts upon learning of her new granddaughter was “Her birthday is May 3rd. Just like the May 3rd flood.” May 3, 1978. At this very moment 29 years ago I was [...]
It ain’t all bad
In fact lots of times it’s pretty damn good. I know I tend to bitch and moan a lot, and even though my lunch at Mandina’s did fall through at the last minute, I had a damn fine weekend. Friday French Quarter Festival and riding the Triumph around the city all afternoon with Cassidy. Saturday [...]
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