London My dad when he was alive would press me on my travels for the odd bits and pieces that stuck to the mind as unique or different from my far flung travels to organize, so in the transition and 30 hours of airport and flying time from Nairobi to New Orleans, I found myself thinking …
Category: Personal Writings
New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s Resolutions January 2, 2009 New Orleans I actually believe in New Year’s Resolutions. Foolishly, I try to sell family members, co-workers, and others on the power of fresh resolve and conviction in the face of a new year, and note grudgingly how my advocacy seems to take here. Years ago I …
Coty Simmons and the Mean Streets
Coty Simmons and the Mean Streets Antigua We were all stunned by a shattering re-pressurization for entry back into the States, our work, and life in our city — New Orleans. We had heard the night before from friends and then read on-line in the Times-Picayune that Coty Simmons’ had died along with her …