How not to behave

From Poppy Z. Brite’s Dispatches from Tanganyika, a note on fashion for the upcoming Carnival season in New Orleans: It’s the first day of Carnival season! We have a short one this year (Mardi Gras is Feb. 8 ), so get your king cake, parade, and, yes, bead on early. I should repeat my dicta Continue reading How not to behave

Odd thing in the sky

There’s a big shiny thing in the sky. I’m afraid to go outside! But seriously, I take it as a miracle when the clouds part though the weather.com forecast said clouds at least for the next week or so. I figure, you got to take your miracles when you can get ’em.

Gray day

Another gray day, another gray week ahead, and now the television is assuring me that “my whole-grain life is about to begin.” They say this, too, like it’s a good thing. I look upon the adjective “refined” as a desirable word, especially when modifying the noun “flour.” Hey, our ancestors ate that way because they Continue reading Gray day