New Orleans

  • NOLA Spring

    The magnolias are in bloom, already.  Early each morning I am woken by a cacophony of birds twittering.  The windows in this temporary apartment have no insulation – even when tightly closed and…

  • Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez

    *where a Krewe has pictures of its floats for 2016, I link below* Our first parade of the year was Oshun, followed by Cleopatra, both rolling by our house on Jan 29, a…

  • Barbri and Chill

    Oh, studying for a bar exam is its own special hell, isn’t it?  This will be my third, but of course Louisiana law is all whack, so my first two aren’t much help.…

  • 2015 Year in Review

    1. What did I do in 2015 that I’ve never done before? I handled a mediation solo – several, actually.  I got a new firm job and quit the old one.  And I…