Me birthday wit me hearties in the Pirate Parade
I find me another year older today, just an old sea dog countin’ up me booty. it ’twas the birthday of my life, shipwrecked down in New Orleans. I woke up not knowing there was a Pirate’s Parade going on that same day (as part of NOLA Pyrate Week), but it ’twas quite fitting a [...]
108 Sun Salutations for India
At City Park in New Orleans there is a giant oak tree with oversize wind chimes hanging from its branches. The sun shone on the tree this morning, with strong winds blowing the chimes into a cacophony of sound. A group of yogis and yoginis gathered beneath the sun and the tree, their mats forming [...]
The Krewe of Eris Parade 2010
Mardi Gras in New Orleans was a strange and wonderful time. Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday, but the celebrations leading up to the actual day last for about two weeks. Besides the celebrations around the Super Bowl, the peak of Mardi Gras for me was marching in the Krewe d’Eris Parade on Sunday the 14th [...]
Photos of the New Orleans Saints Parade
On Tuesday I biked out to the famous Louisiana Superdome to watch the New Orleans Saints Parade take off. I propped my bike up against a palm tree and stood on the seat to get myself above the crowd to take these shots. I started daydreaming about building a bike with a photo stand or [...]
Super Bowl Sunday in New Orleans
In looking back upon my life, I have noticed a strange pattern. I have lived in the geographical fan base of successful football franchises much of my adult life. The first time it happened was kind of heartbreaking, living in Syracuse and Rochester (NY) while the Buffalo Bills played in and lost 4 consecutive Super [...]
The Vegan Examiner of New Orleans!
I have been here in New Orleans just over three weeks and have landed my first job, as the New Orleans Vegan Examiner! The Examiner is an online news and blogging site that deems itself “the insider source for everything local“. They have hubs in most of the major US cities and recruit people like me [...]
