After dropping off some of the cajun meats, CS and I packed up Sun and joined Southern Mom and her family for the annual Alligator Festival in lovely Luling, LA. Who knew I’d spend all my time this weekend driving to wee little LA towns? We waited in Wendy’s parking lot, er, I mean driveway [...]
I returned to LaPlace, LA today with Southern Mom and our chirren to buy us some meat. Not just any meat, mind you. Top quality andouille. And boudin. And hog’s head cheese. Here’s the deal. We Louisianans are persnickety about our food. And it is not uncommon to drive for an hour for one ingredient [...]
As an attorney in a not-so-small law firm, there are many opportunities to eat for free whilst on the job. Here’s a primer of how to save serious coin on meals. Let’s start with breakfast. At my office, two attorneys bring breakfast once a week. One brings on Wednesdays, the other Fridays. Do you think [...]
Now that I am back at work, the things I really don’t like about working have come flooding back to me. With no further ado, here’s my Top Ten List of Things I Don’t Like About Working: Having to Wake Up and Arrive at a Stated Time. Even though Sun is sleeping at least seven [...]
Sun attended her first funeral today. I seem to attend a lot of funerals. And I have certainly been touched by many deaths this year (four, if you are keeping count). This funeral was particularly sad — it was the son of a friend of mine that committed suicide. He was 28 years old and [...]
So, Pete and I were admiring Sun’s recent picture when it occurred to Pete that Sun’s hair, in addition to being muppet hair, looks like the old-time handlebar mustaches of the wild, wild west. Damned if I could disagree. So here’s what Pete thinks Sun would look like as “Wild West Sun”: Still damned adorable [...]
Sunday afternoon, the hubs and I went to Borders for me to get a new book. I have now finished “The Good Earth” (thanks for the recommendation, Mamma Loves) and “The Namesake” and could not get excited about “Dr. Mary’s Monkey” (sorry, Former Secretary). While at Borders, I saw a display for a writer of [...]
As I am waiting for the doctor to come see me for my annual exam, I hear him outside the exam room. “Nola . . . recently had a baby . . . the ninth of June. . . is an attorney. . . .” What? Why is me being an attorney relevant? I think [...]
I am 37. I don’t usually feel 37 (although sometimes I feel 67); rather, I usually feel 27. I remember being around six years old, putting my mother at 35 years old, and being in my mother’s room watching her put make-up on one morning. “Mom,” I asked, “do you have false teeth?” “No, honey,” [...]
I went to bed at my usual time last night–11pm. Seems no matter how tired I am or what I do, I cannot fall asleep any sooner. I awoke in the middle of the night thinking, “Oh, wow. I feel so rested. Sun must have slept all night!” Then I looked at the clock. It [...]