It’s been four years since Hurricane Katrina hit, wiping out nearly all of my childhood haunts on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and causing unimaginable destruction in New Orleans. It also did thousands of dollars in damage to my home in Mobile, Alabama, but that’s an afterthought considering what happened to folks west of there. The dichotomy of kindness [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Four years, two saxophones and a vision
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged alabama, ashes, Biloxi, childhood, coast, Crescent City, family, father, French Quarter, hurricane, Katrina, mississippi, Mobile, mother, New Orleans, saxophone, South, storm, wedding on August 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
As Pictured Below: Free Market
Posted in As Pictured Below, Photographs, tagged handcuffs, home, iPhone, litter, Mardi Gras, photograph, shopping, Target on August 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Wow, Target. I’ve never seen broken handcuffs littering the ground before, and I’ve been to Mardi Gras A LOT. I can only hope some poor guy escaped before he was forced to look at shower accessories.
As Pictured Below: Dude
Posted in As Pictured Below, Photographs, tagged animals, catnip, cats, Doritos, iPhone, kitchen, munchies, photograph, Trader Joe's on August 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I recently broke out the catnip, hoping to stoke 13-year-old Yang’s appetite. I also added two Double Wide Cat Scratchers from Trader Joe’s to a expansive collection of cat accessories. Now I have two stoner cats who sleep on their respective cat scratchers for hours at a time until they’re forced to make a mad [...]
As Pictured Below: An Unbouncy Tigger
Posted in As Pictured Below, CSA, Photographs, tagged CSA, farm, food, heirloom, iPhone, melons on August 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This fragrant beauty was packed in the latest CSA box. The Tigger melon is an Armenian heirloom variety, and is sweeter than any melon I’ve ever tasted. It’s about the size of a softball, with the consistency and flavor of a cantaloupe. It was almost too pretty to eat. But I persevered.
For the love of … El Camino?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cars, colors, commute, El Camino, Mini Cooper S, muscle cars, paint, secrets, shoes, temptation on August 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »
There’s a silver El Camino for sale at a nearby gas station, tempting me every morning and afternoon as I make my commute. I don’t know why I have a crush on a muscle car, considering what I drive, but I do. Another secret outed, another weight lifted. Next, I’ll discuss my love of big, clunky shoes [...]
