Just this second, I’m feeling overwhelmed and out of control. Oddly, it has nothing to do with the job, which continues to click along at a breakneck pace, taking up virtually all of my time. Nope, it’s not the job – it’s my personal life that is wiggin’ me out. I have to begin a…
Category: New Orleans
A Tale of Two Cities
I once caused a kerfuffle at my old job in Roxboro, North Carolina by getting permission to make a company picnic BYOB. One of my employees (a manager) pulled me aside and said that he didn’t feel comfortable allowing any alcohol at a party that children and families would attend. He wasn’t alone. I ended…
Another Moment
In the midst of end-of-term chaos, these beautiful moments keep ambushing me. Last night the Professor saddled up the pup for his evening walkies, and I decided to corral our increasingly active boys into their double stroller and join him. It was either that or continue to chase Liam around the room and scrape dog…
A Moment
Last week, while the husband and baby were out of town, Jack and I went to a friend’s house for a cookout. At the cookout, the host had a dozen oysters on the half shell, and upon discovering that they are (a) delicious, and (b) omg amazingly cheap (Deepwater Horizon what?), we decided to repeat…
Friday Evening WTF
We glanced at our bare cupboards last night, and decided to drive to a nearby Pizza Hut to pick up some greasy dinner and bring it home. Pizza Hut is in a small shopping plaza (along with a CVS, a vet, and a bank) that has a huge parking lot – 60 spaces or more….