New Orleans       Audiobooks are an interesting footnote to modern life.  On long drives or periods of boredom, free apps like the public library’s Libby can fill the time, hold your attention, and even teach you some things, if you’re lucky.  Predictably, a lot of what’s on offer is what is popular, since the …

            Marble Falls      Home with mi companera means having a minute to chill before the lights go out, no matter the exhaustion of the day.  Ever since we were kicked off our son’s account, we have regularly checked out Netflix to get our money’s worth.  We specialize in noir, especially crime procedurals featuring women …

            Medellin          It may seem trite, but it’s a very nice thing all around the world that people, in whatever language where you may be, welcome the day by saying “Happy New Year” to all they meet.  In a troubled world, that’s a very nice graceful note that speaks to a semblance of core collective …