I’m gonna be trying to upload a bunch of these vids in the days following, in celebration of Mardi Gras, which falls on March 8. They’ll be under the banner of “Only in This Universe…”, something I heard someone say … Continue reading
“Up north it’s Mar-ketta. Down here it’s Mar-shetta.” It’s spelled M-A-R-C-H-E-T-T-A, but everyone, if they’re showing the proper amount of politeness and all, calls her Miss Rosalie. Miss Rosalie’s house had water above the windows during Hurricane Katrina. She was … Continue reading
It’s not good to wait almost four days to update, especially from New Orleans It’s great being in this city. Missed it. Spent a lot of time walking around in the French Quarter. Took a few pictures of a couple … Continue reading
.forest of love. I once met a woman who made music with her voice, who made a choice to sing the beauty day and night, to shatter the dark with a burst of light and boisterous praise, to raise my … Continue reading
I love magic. I love how you can make the seven of diamonds appear out of nowhere. I love how you can tell a story with 52 individual pieces of paper and make the impossible seem like it was meant … Continue reading
On Christmas Eve, I called Benite Jeune. He’s a pastor in Vignier (pronounced vin-yay!!), Haiti, about an hour from Port-Au-Prince. Vignier sounds like “beignet,” (pronounced bin-yay!!) the delicious French pastry most often found in New Orleans, Louisiana. I should’ve had … Continue reading
Short and sweet, lean and mean. Bonzai. 1. Learn to Iron 2. Get Published 3. Get plugged in at a church 4. Read more books 5. Pray/listen/learn 6. Bungee Jump 7. Run 60 miles of organized races 8. Travel outside … Continue reading