I was grateful to spend the Christmas holiday in San Diego, and see family and friends. However, mother nature has seemed to have a yen for history making. After experiencing literally two feet of rain in two weeks in New Orleans in December 2009 before flying to California, for this year's trip I had the lovely opportunity to experience the ( Read more... )

Last year, as Mardi Gras parades rolled and people danced their way through New Orleans, I began to write down a series of journal entries that I intend to transcribe and post here. These included a short story set in New Orleans, my thoughts on returning to San Diego, and the family struggles during my mother's last year. While I wrote down my ( Read more... )

A week ago I was bundled up and ill with a cold, and was celebrating Christmas with my family as best I could. With the current economic times things were simpler this year for everyone. It's not been easy since I moved back to California; at times I have seethed with frustration, while at others have been buoyed up by an almost unnatural sense of ( Read more... )