Pearl River      Right this minute, I’m writing under an air conditioning vent with a general fan moving the air along as well.  I just bade the repair man adieu minutes ago after having waited for him the last 24-hours.  The problem was simple.  A power surge had fried a fuse at the unit. For …

            New Orleans        On the road, as I’ve sometimes shared, going back and forth between Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas, not even mentioning the long hauls, except for listening to the AM/FM managed noncommercial radio stations, when I’m in range, I’ve gone hard and long on audiobooks.  Part of this is a lifetime war waged …

            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 …