Archive for July, 2009
And then there was one… I will miss… morning walks to Audubon Park to see the giraffes. This summer I lived about a 10 minute walk to the edge of the backside of Audubon Zoo. In front of the zoo there’s a golf course circled by a 1.8 mile paved running/biking path. Behind the zoo [...]
Two: (Two is such a small number) I will miss… my family and friends. After one last family dinner, my cousin asked, “Are you sad to leave?” Honestly, I hadn’t thought much about that, even though I’ve been writing these things I will miss posts. Any sadness over leaving these things behind has been overshadowed [...]
Three: I will miss… slower pace of life. New Orleans was the best and worst place to live while completing what became a 218-page master’s project. Since my schedule was flexible, it was easy to go with the flow of others (which were also very flexible.) No one stares you down if you’re five minutes [...]
I’ve decided to add a night to my last week and leave on Sunday instead of Saturday. This gives me a third day to pack and relax before hitting the road. Also, my roommate Rachel will be driving north on Sunday. We’ll caravan and if I get tired, I can stop with her. Once again [...]
Broadening my Louisiana life experience, I met some reporter friends in Houma to go crabbing. What’s crabbing? You go fishing and come back with fish. You go crabbing and come back with crabs. The process is pretty simple. Find some water. Tie a string to the dock or a stick or other object that won’t [...]
Six: I will miss… snowballs on a hot day. As I’ve written before, a snowball is not a snow cone. You could say it’s just shaved ice and syrup, but that’s a bare-bones description. There are dozens of flavors and fresh toppings and hundreds of combinations. And there’s always the right amount of syrup. A [...]
Commander’s Palace is a New Orleans classic, one of those things on my to-do list that always put off because it will always be there. With one week left, Alex and I made a reservation for a Friday lunch. Although Commander’s is known for the food and attentive service, it is also known for one [...]
Seven: I will miss… coffee with chicory. According to Cafe du Monde, chicory was first added to coffee by the French during their civil war as a cheap way to ration coffee supplies. The tradition traveled to Louisiana with the Acadians. Chicory is made from the root of the endive plant. Claimed benefits of chicory [...]
Eight: I will miss… fresh oysters, shrimp, crawfish… I love seafood. I was born and raised in the wrong part of the country for that, but I made do with what I had. When I was a kid, my parents would get me to try new foods by telling me they tasted like shrimp. Thanks [...]
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