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For those of you (and I believe it to be most) that get “it”, you are welcome from the deepest recesses of my heart. And for those others, I can only say, I am sorry and I hope you’ll tolerate me as I continue to emote. I have two older brothers – Mike and Steve.Continue reading “For Me, It Always Seems To Be Two”

I used to call these “things” epiphanies. I don’t any more. I use the term “connecting the dots”. It seems to me that one could have only so many epiphanies in life, certainly no more than a handful. AND there was really no way, in my mind, to language around theIr magnitude. Large epiphany? RelativelyContinue reading “Learning . . . Forever”

Coming to NOLA I was so curious and excited to explore and that included doing something JDT and I love to do, EAT! I really wanted to explore from fine ding to truly hole in the wall dives. From traditional NOLA fare to the edges of other cuisines. From the well established to the newContinue reading “And Then There is This”

I’ve “stolen” the above from John T. Edge. Stealing is one of my best, most creative attributes. John T. Edge is an educator, a learner, a lifelong seeker of meaning. I was introduced to him watching his wonderful show – True South. He is the personality of the show. The host. The narrator. The guide.Continue reading “Forward (to Mom)”

What a week. Aging sucks and yet it’s much better than the alternative…at least so they say. One day this week I got a call telling me that my 95 and 3/4 year old mom is starting to slip. Sheesh. Given her age…what would we expect? And yet…So I went into hyper-drive making arrangements forContinue reading “The Lion King – Best Movie Ever”

In 1983, while at The Bear in Chico, I met Glen’s friend Russell. I was there with Glen whom I had only recently met through our mutual friend, Pete. Russell was a friend of Glen’s from college and like Glen, he was in town to visit and though Glen was there to visit me, RussellContinue reading “Joyce”

This morning, I set on my wandering, AND just wandered emotionally . . . at least a bit. The remnants of my fall of two days ago remains as a bothersome left hip. It is getting better. And is a stark reminder that, often, life evolves incrementally. The title of this post is derived fromContinue reading “This Way, Then That”

Sergio Leone’s wonderful movies, often containing a young Clint Eastwood we couldn’t take our eyes off, were made of a simple elegance. At least on the surface. Heading to NOLA I know it was my intent, and I believe JDT shared for her own reasons, to “prove” to myself I could participate in living howContinue reading “The Good, The Bad & The Ugly”

So, why the title? I’ll spend the next several paragraphs exploring the reason. Reason? Nope, not close. Thoughts? Sure, but still mostly off target. Explanation? Maybe, but really there is no explaining my mind, just wonderment. Purpose, again very close, and really pompous. So, maybe I’ll discover “it” as I write this post. After all.Continue reading “Going Straight”