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First-Wave Feminist

I have become obsessed with Mary Colter. Before my trip to Arizona, I'd never heard of Mary Colter. Now she's become a personal hero....

First Door on the Left

Sung to the tune of Grease 2's "Reproduction": Ren-o-va-tion! (Ren-o-va-tion!) Put your sanding tool to work! Ren-o-va-tion!...

Not all of New Orleans looks like the French Quarter

First, a little history. (I love history. Not loving history is like not loving...stories.) Prior to the Louisiana Purchase, goods were...

Grab Your Popcorn

I wonder if it's occurred to The Academy that there would be a larger viewing audience for the Oscars if more of us had a chance to see...

Fishing Cabin Chic

When my husband started making plans to replace the floors in our living room, I took it a step further and opened discussions on how we...

Behind Closed Doors

I saw on CBS Sunday Morning today that 80 percent of all new year's resolutions have been abandoned by the second week of February. As...

Talkin 'Bout My Generation

I finally got around to reading some of the articles I've been saving on Facebook. Turns out I saved a lot of articles about Generation...

PDCA

In manufacturing, we have a process called the PDCA cycle: Plan-Do-Check-Adjust. You make your plan of action, you implement it, then you...

Live From Here

If you didn't already know that I'm old, white and liberal, let me just confirm that for you by telling you that I'm an avid fan of...

First Do No Harm*

* - Unless you have objections to the way the person lives their life. In that case, just let them bleed out. This is the "moral"...

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I grew up in Mississippi, lived in Memphis for 25 years, then moved to New Orleans in 2012 when my husband and I became emptynesters.

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