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New Orleans & Nine Lives
I just finished reading a fascinating book that I couldn’t put down, Nine Lives by Dan Baum. It was my choice and I hosted my book group last week to discuss it. The book reads like fiction but it is real life. For a writer who is not a native New Orleanian and who was on assignment after Hurricane Katrina (or “The Storm” as natives say), he really captured what it is like to be from and to live in New Orleans. His profile of nine people: several who lived in the Ninth Ward, the wife of a famous Mardi Gras Indian, a prominent lawyer, to a transvestite in transition,…
Salon & Sei
I’ve never attended a Salon, have you? I have attended cocktail parties galore and this was reminiscent but with some very interesting folks: writers, artists, architects, attorneys, real estate agents, policy makers, etc. We were instructed by our host that we should remain on topic to discuss the arts, our work and/or politics. For the most part people stayed away from politics as that can be emotional in this town. For those who did venture down this thorny path, there were a mix of political bents and only a couple radical thinkers. Fortunately we were all civil as the night progressed with more libations. As it is pretty typical, Peter…
C’est ci bon
As I mentioned I’m back from New Orleans and feeling a little homesick but trying to gear up for a lot of work ahead. My mother emailed me this video and since it’s Friday, it’s perfect to Kick Start the Weekend with it. It’s true what she has to say. “If you are from Louisiana it will make you proud. If you are from Louisiana but live elsewhere it will make you homesick. If you’ve visited here before it will make you want to return. If you’ve never been here, you’ll conclude you should visit.” — Lorre Lei Jackson
