Random things about the trip to New Orleans: Went to Caf’ Du Monde and tried to do the Sbux thing. ‘I’ll have a mocha with a shot of vanilla.’ But no mocha. No vanilla. You want coffee? They have Caf’ Au Lait. That’s it. You want mocha? Stir in a chocolate bar you buy up […]
Thursday, January 9, 2003
Yes, I know the white shoes look stupid, but they’re comfortable, damn it!
The airport smells like red beans and rice with a healthy kick of Tabasco. We take a stretch limo because it is less expensive than taking a cab. From our tinted windows we look at New Orleans, which is poor and crumbled and dirty, or at least the part between the airport and the hotel. […]
Just a quick update to tell you who were sweating over the state of my nonpackedness. Stop it. Don’t go back and reread that sentence. It is SO a word. Because I said so and have I mentioned that I have a degree in English? Yes. Cower in THAT shadow of pomposity, why don’t you. […]
I should be packing, but instead I’m as not-packing as I possibly can be. I also should have been a good little homemaker and made stroganoff out of the roast tenderloin I made on New Year’s Day, but I had a serious hankering for some tekka maki and sticky rice with shrimp sauce that could […]
Wednesday, January 1, 2003
On Weetabix My wife, Weetabix, has asked me to write about what it’s like to live with her. She has characterized this effort as a bit of a Christmas present. Now, other than my little foray into cooking, I have not produced anything for her diary. I want to set up a couple of things, […]
Wednesday, January 1, 2003
Every year I write this sort of introspective summary of the past year. Normally, I do it on December 31, but here it is January 1, 2003 and I am only now writing it. But that’s because I’m in denial that it’s 2003, so shhh, don’t ruin my disillusionment. If you want to see the […]
