by edward | Mar 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Putting the phone down to see the world can be a challenge.  Putting the phone down I like watching trains. I try to record the Amtrak trains that pass through New Orleans. Social media users enjoy the recordings. So, yesterday, I drove over to Central Avenue in Old...
by edward | Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Locals take pride in deflowering New Orleans Newcomers. Deflowering New Orleans Newcomers New Orleans locals (I hesitate to say “natives,” so let’s just go with locals) wear their pride for the city up front. We put everything about New Orleans up on...
by edward | Jan 17, 2022 | Fantasy/Science Fiction Art, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Uncategorized
Yuletide gifts from my boys show that they understand how I think. Yuletide Gifts My boys (LT Firstborn, USN, Ret, age 33, and CPA Kiddo, age 27) get my reading and fandom interests. Just like kids know their parents’ musical tastes because they heard it so much...
by edward | Nov 25, 2021 | Fantasy/Science Fiction Art, Steampunk, Writing Prompts
“Annabel” by Sergey Gurskly, cross-posted to Eloquent Profanity. “Annabel” This lady speaks to me! A young woman in a naval uniform, with walking stick and straight sword. The gloves and high boots make this a “walking out” uniform...
by edward | Nov 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
My Charleston Battery hoodie sends a message when I’m traveling. The Charleston Battery soccer club Formed in 1993, the Battery were one of the original teams in the A-League. They came to town back in the late 1990s, to play the New Orleans Riverboat...
by edward | Nov 4, 2021 | Books, Personal Log
Maurice Carlos Ruffin reads and signs books! Maurice at Melba’s this Saturday. See Maurice at Melba’s This Saturday, November 6th, Author/Professor Maurice Carlos Ruffin will be at Melba’s Po-Boys, 1525 Elysian Fields Avenue, in Gentilly, meeting...
by edward | Oct 26, 2021 | Personal Log, School Memories
UNO thoughts – from LSU to U of L and beyond. Lots of UNO thoughts today So, I just donated the equivalent of a couple of weeks’ worth of Iced Chai Lattes (my afternoon go-to beverage of late) to the University of New Orleans, for “Give UNO...
by edward | Oct 23, 2021 | Fiction/Fiction Writing, Personal Log, Travel, Writing
Knowing what it means to miss New Orleans isn’t about the tourist stuff. Knowing what it means… It’s not always about Bourbon Street and Jackson Square. In so many ways, knowing what it means to miss New Orleans isn’t all that different from...
by edward | Oct 21, 2021 | Personal Log, Travel
Back on the road, as I return to a bit of business travel. Return to Business Travel I traveled to Englewood, Colorado, this week and last, to teach. These trips were the first travel for me for work since February, 2020. That trip, just before Mardi Gras, was to...
by edward | Aug 25, 2021 | NOLA Book Club
Book Club! Book Club for 25-August-2021 We’re discussing Orleans by Sherri L. Smith tonight, 25-August-2021, at 7pm CDT. Here’s the Zoom info: Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Aug 25, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Register in...
