And it was great. Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival. A crowded streetcar ride, a short walk, lots of music and people and good food smells. We ate hot dogs and burgers in the city park with hundreds of our fellows. Jack washed the park sculpture with a wet wipe, and we tried not to…
sweet salty kate made me do it
1) You are facing an epic journey. You may choose one companion, one tool and one vehicle from any book or film to accompany you. Or just one of the three. It’s up to you. What do you choose? Samwise Gamgee is my companion. But not as played by my buddy Sean Astin, who needed…
A Rough in the Diamonds
V. busy lately, but this old story popped in my head today so I thought I’d share.My brother has four sisters. Don’t feel sorry for him, he was and continues to be much spoiled to make up for his position as the lone male. Anyhow, one rainy day when we were all little, my mother…
Newborn Days
Very dear friends of ours had their first baby today, and 8 hours later they are still having a hard time deciding her name. As I was reading through their list of decisions and trying to think nostalgically about our own wonderful newborn days, my darling son was whacking the office door with his head. …
Citation Schmitation
Legal citations ARE THE PITS. Gawd, I thought the MLA Style Manual was bad. Commas and spaces and underlining, oh my!My very first legal memo is due on Wednesday, and I’m up entirely too late editing the thing. I still have to read for class tomorrow. Blargh. Or, as my wife Tina Fey says in…