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Date with Destiny
I took the cards and shuffled the deck and laid out my choices before the Shelley the Seer. As I turned a card over and saw the very scary face of what looked like the devil – I wondered if I could trade in a few cards for a better hand. I asked Shelly and…
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Dance Is Life
I used to think my dance lessons were all about timing, steps, musicality, and technique. Lately I have come to realize that that there’s more too it than that. The more I dance, the more I learn about life. According to my teachers – dance is life. And nowhere was this more apparent than on…
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Somebody’s Baby…
I don’t know if it’s generally a Southern thing or particular to Louisiana, but ever since I’ve arrived in New Orleans I have been addressed on several occasions as “baby” and/or “Miss Catherine.” In most cases but not all, it’s an older African-American using the term baby. I can’t explain it, but there is something…
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Over Easy…
My first real glimpse of life here in the Big Easy was Saturday night on Bourbon Street. Talk about sensory overload. It’s a direct frontal assault of the five senses. From the bling of beads and the flash of breasts to the glare of neon selling everything from sex to cigars, I didn’t know where…
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The Rhythm of the City
New Orleans and I operate on two different rhythms. The city is just going to sleep as I make my way to the French Quarter for early morning coffee and beignets at the Café du Monde. On my first day in the Big Easy, as I passed by the deserted courtyard of the House of…
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Otra Vez!
What’s a business trip without a little pleasure? So the first thing that’s going into the suitcase this morning are the killer black and red stillettos purchased from Comme il Faut when I was in BsAs last month. (Yes, yes, I’m also bringing the lap top – the IT guys have got me up and…
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Post It Notes
Coming soon posts from New Orleans to Tokyo and a few places in between. PS if any one knows of any good places to dance Salsa or Tango in either of these cities, I would love to hear from you! Photo: © iStockphoto.com/kiskamedia
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