Journeys: New Orleans
A day in the life of The Big Sleazy—my favorite city.
The Catbird Seat
Full disclosure: I’m a Josh Habiger fan. And friend. So anything I’m about to type regarding his astonishing new restaurant, The Catbird Seat, is likely to reflect a certain hyper-subjectivity, produced by the gigantic chef-crush that I have on the guy. Hal and I became a Habiger devotee from across the bar at The Patterson…
Reeling in a New Life (via Spry)
A breast cancer survivor’s recovery leads her to new friends, new experiences and an unlikely hobby.
Otis the Cat Sleeps In
A weekly exploration of Otis the Cat’s motives and life choices.
Diary of a Soviet Airwoman at War: The Front Closes In
In which a highly cussed young Anna shoots up a comrade’s truck tires to “convince” him to help her start her U-2 and fly out of danger.
Back in the (Former) USSR
I never thought I’d see Moscow again, although I dreamed of it for fourteen years. I boarded a teeming Aeroflot flight in late summer 2005, as Katrina’s receding waters revealed, inch by inch, the erasure of New Orleans as I once knew it. Mourning for that blighted, intoxicating city, I rushed towards another place I…
Happy little tree
Just one pic today—this luminous maple tree from a botanical garden near Niagara Falls: Related post: A fun little photo excursion to Cheekwood Botanical Gardens Related post: Chihuly’s fall color
Journeys: Yellowstone
Geysers! Prismatic Pools! Barge-sized ungulates!
The Greenery 