Here I am ... in the Lil City by the Red.. on the Red Brick Street....
2018 was a Year to Learn.....
About Myself.......
About Others................
About rejoining old friends.................
About making honest decisions .....with all the information.... not partial whims ......
About What Friendships truly mean....... and who deserves the Friendship.....
About Giving Advice ......
About Receiving Advice.............. and What Not to Do with It......
All in All 2018 was in most aspects was meaningful on most fronts...
I Learned ..... and that is what counts.... ...Hopefully I am better for it.. and Continue.....
Life is a process, if you quit learning..... then.... you give up....
I have a better appreciation of my close friendships, more than ever..... and what they mean to me ..!
So, on to 2019... I wish my blog buddies ... Happy New Year....
Monday, December 31, 2018
Friday, December 28, 2018
Last Day of the Working Year
Today, here at the Courthouse, is the last day of the Working Year.....
When I walked into the office, I was met by the blue horizon of skies out my windows, the shadow of the Courthouse casting across the street..........
Later on, I'll write toward the end of the weekend, bout things and events of this year... ..
Here's to a bright day in the Lil City by the Red
When I walked into the office, I was met by the blue horizon of skies out my windows, the shadow of the Courthouse casting across the street..........
Later on, I'll write toward the end of the weekend, bout things and events of this year... ..
Here's to a bright day in the Lil City by the Red
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Wednesday in the Lil City by the Red
Its Wednesday in the Lil' City by the Red....
When I drove into the parking garage this morning... wasn't anyone here except the Big Boss and a few staffers.....
The lunch cafe is closed... but the coffee shop is open...
Its a slow day here at the office....
So here is the grey skies of late December.... almost a monotone landscape except of the few colored roofs.
When I drove into the parking garage this morning... wasn't anyone here except the Big Boss and a few staffers.....
The lunch cafe is closed... but the coffee shop is open...
Its a slow day here at the office....
So here is the grey skies of late December.... almost a monotone landscape except of the few colored roofs.
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
25th of December Twenty Eighteen
As a day of remembrances ......
Today in 1920, in Shreveport, La .... my Momma was born on Fairfield Ave... delivered ...
by a mid-wife...
Momma passed in the spring of 2001... which I have written about previously...
so..... it was a quiet day on the red bricks... the Lil City by the Red
Today in 1920, in Shreveport, La .... my Momma was born on Fairfield Ave... delivered ...
by a mid-wife...
Momma passed in the spring of 2001... which I have written about previously...
so..... it was a quiet day on the red bricks... the Lil City by the Red
Monday, December 24, 2018
Christmas Eve 2018
Christmas Eve Today.....
The Eve of Our Country..........
Will it be Continued .......................
I hope All will be Well................................
Please Dear Lord................ Please.................................
The Eve of Our Country..........
Will it be Continued .......................
I hope All will be Well................................
Please Dear Lord................ Please.................................
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Under the Weather..... and the Setting Sun
I have revisited my thought processes for with decision to give GW the web site........
I made the correct decision................... Period... !!!!
I came home from the office at 9am yesterday, fell into the bed and just arose.... .. chest congestion...
Almost pneumonia ......
If I had passed GW could and he would (i haven't given him the password, but he can figure it out) have written the final passage... its important not to leave friends, in this world and the cyber world, wondering .....
What Happened........
I rose up from the dead today,..... late.... I have spent a better part of Friday and Saturday in bed...
I did manage to make the laundry run............
As I was sitting on the porch as the sun set over the Lil City by the Red.... I notice as I have for years that the Sun.... was setting at the edge of the great White Oak Tree.... in the mid summer it sets over the northern boundary of a bayou named Rapides... that's (Rap ped ssss).
Here is the setting Sun... on the 22nd Day of December on the Red Bricks... in the Lil City by the Red
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Yes ........... Yes........
Tonight I said Yes...... Yes.......
To Long Time Friendship.......
To a Man that I will call GW.......
To Honesty.........
To Forthrightness..........
To The Ultimate Trust........
I gave my blog address to a dear friend, a very dear friend, whom I have known for over 24 years....
Who doesn't reside in the deep deep South......
Why was I compel to give, to trust, to convey, my private web site, to GW......
Was it the bottle 2014 Pomerol....... naw....
It was the abiding trust I have in my fellow Man.... ...He is Truly my Friend.... A Trust Friend....
I know matters of GW.... he knows matters of myself... the dark longings of kinship... the need to be bound with a Man of similar upbringing... a Man who knows himself..... and has a curiosity of Life...
and is reaching to the Other Sphere.....
Yes... I gave the address out to Him...... To GW.....
He escaped the geographical boundaries of the deep deep South.... and Looked ...Forward to the Future....
He had the Courage.... not many Men of the deep deep South has that.......
As Horace Greeley said Go West Young Man Go West...... GW said ...... I will go Where I want to....
He Did... and He was Gone....
Yes..... Yes.... I did it for the first time since I began this blog....
Yes.....................................................................................................................
To Long Time Friendship.......
To a Man that I will call GW.......
To Honesty.........
To Forthrightness..........
To The Ultimate Trust........
I gave my blog address to a dear friend, a very dear friend, whom I have known for over 24 years....
Who doesn't reside in the deep deep South......
Why was I compel to give, to trust, to convey, my private web site, to GW......
Was it the bottle 2014 Pomerol....... naw....
It was the abiding trust I have in my fellow Man.... ...He is Truly my Friend.... A Trust Friend....
I know matters of GW.... he knows matters of myself... the dark longings of kinship... the need to be bound with a Man of similar upbringing... a Man who knows himself..... and has a curiosity of Life...
and is reaching to the Other Sphere.....
Yes... I gave the address out to Him...... To GW.....
He escaped the geographical boundaries of the deep deep South.... and Looked ...Forward to the Future....
He had the Courage.... not many Men of the deep deep South has that.......
As Horace Greeley said Go West Young Man Go West...... GW said ...... I will go Where I want to....
He Did... and He was Gone....
Yes..... Yes.... I did it for the first time since I began this blog....
Yes.....................................................................................................................
Winter Solstice Tomorrow
In preparation to the Winter Solstice that will happen tomorrow.. December 21st....
We should cook Mustard and Turnip Greens, braze some Turnips in a sherry sauce...
Kill a Hog.. .. just buy a lil pork....
and drank a lil good Scotch....
Its a rainy day.. cold misty.... damp to the bones... Great Louisiana Weather.... makes you build a fire, smoke a cigar.. sip a lil bourbon or really nice 15 year old Scotch......
I am going to make sure... I take it easy, slow, and carry through the Holidays.... in the appropriate manner..
I stopped at the Hokus Pokus yesterday, before the Hordes descended on the best lil' Liquor Store in the Lil City by the Red.. and its name is Hokus Pokus.. picked up the necessary supplies...
We should cook Mustard and Turnip Greens, braze some Turnips in a sherry sauce...
Kill a Hog.. .. just buy a lil pork....
and drank a lil good Scotch....
Its a rainy day.. cold misty.... damp to the bones... Great Louisiana Weather.... makes you build a fire, smoke a cigar.. sip a lil bourbon or really nice 15 year old Scotch......
I am going to make sure... I take it easy, slow, and carry through the Holidays.... in the appropriate manner..
I stopped at the Hokus Pokus yesterday, before the Hordes descended on the best lil' Liquor Store in the Lil City by the Red.. and its name is Hokus Pokus.. picked up the necessary supplies...
Monday, December 17, 2018
School Girl .... in me.........
Monday .... here at the office.... taking care of business....
There is a guy... call him RB.... that is really my type.... and there is a story there.. which for the current time.... I won't go into the details.... ...
He is so nice, he is a bartender at one of the more progressive cafes here in the Lil City by the Red....
He's had a rough road in this early 20s... and he is now 35.... he is also an accomplished baker... which is one of his better multi talents.....
I have a school girl crush on him........ school girl crush.... one that you only dream about....nothing else.... that gets you tickled when he walks into a room, tickled when you see him across the aisle . smiling.... and when his image floats through your mind... giddy, no reason, just giddy.. cause I'm a silly school girl.. when his name is mentioned....
He brought some cupcakes to the office today... he knows some of our upper management staff.... he said this is for JL MM and you.... naturally we shared them with the entire office....
I know that the school girl crush is never turn into anything... He's too young, but it also gave me the opportunity to divulge my status in a nonchalant way... so if we ever had a date... which will in all probability not happen.. it won't be an issue... preparation is the key here... even if I am think nothing will bloom.
Other than that ... all is fairly quiet the week before Christmas... I hope the weather stays fairly constant... mild cold weather is good for the deep deep South.
There is a guy... call him RB.... that is really my type.... and there is a story there.. which for the current time.... I won't go into the details.... ...
He is so nice, he is a bartender at one of the more progressive cafes here in the Lil City by the Red....
He's had a rough road in this early 20s... and he is now 35.... he is also an accomplished baker... which is one of his better multi talents.....
I have a school girl crush on him........ school girl crush.... one that you only dream about....nothing else.... that gets you tickled when he walks into a room, tickled when you see him across the aisle . smiling.... and when his image floats through your mind... giddy, no reason, just giddy.. cause I'm a silly school girl.. when his name is mentioned....
He brought some cupcakes to the office today... he knows some of our upper management staff.... he said this is for JL MM and you.... naturally we shared them with the entire office....
I know that the school girl crush is never turn into anything... He's too young, but it also gave me the opportunity to divulge my status in a nonchalant way... so if we ever had a date... which will in all probability not happen.. it won't be an issue... preparation is the key here... even if I am think nothing will bloom.
Other than that ... all is fairly quiet the week before Christmas... I hope the weather stays fairly constant... mild cold weather is good for the deep deep South.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
It's Wednesday... ...
Wednesday Wednesday..
After the 65th celebration... its been quiet at the house... its been quiet at work.... ... quiet quiet...
I take Uloric for my gout.... as u can tell in the video, I have put on some weight over the last six months.... I have to get back to the gym... I use to have a gym partner but he when to a lesser expensive gym...than the one I have always gone to....
So, the point of the matter is I have gained almost 20 pounds in the last year... partially due to the decrease in the viral load, partially increase in coming home and just eating.... and partially due to my taking of Uloric, which one of the side effects are a 7 to 10 pound weight gain... as indicated in the warnings on the prescription pamphlet given at the pharmacy.
I stopped taking Uloric for a brief period two weeks ago... I have taken it for the last 5 years.. and the Gout returned..... I first got Gout when I was on the Atkins Diet .. meat and veggies... and it put me in the hospital ... in 2004...
So, I have decided to hit the gym... firm up the fat ... maybe maybe loose a lil weight..the meds I am on has a side effect of moving the fat cells around...... s
Anyway.... I decided this morning for work .... it would be a Blue Wednesday....
Blue Suede Shoes....
After the 65th celebration... its been quiet at the house... its been quiet at work.... ... quiet quiet...
I take Uloric for my gout.... as u can tell in the video, I have put on some weight over the last six months.... I have to get back to the gym... I use to have a gym partner but he when to a lesser expensive gym...than the one I have always gone to....
So, the point of the matter is I have gained almost 20 pounds in the last year... partially due to the decrease in the viral load, partially increase in coming home and just eating.... and partially due to my taking of Uloric, which one of the side effects are a 7 to 10 pound weight gain... as indicated in the warnings on the prescription pamphlet given at the pharmacy.
I stopped taking Uloric for a brief period two weeks ago... I have taken it for the last 5 years.. and the Gout returned..... I first got Gout when I was on the Atkins Diet .. meat and veggies... and it put me in the hospital ... in 2004...
So, I have decided to hit the gym... firm up the fat ... maybe maybe loose a lil weight..the meds I am on has a side effect of moving the fat cells around...... s
Anyway.... I decided this morning for work .... it would be a Blue Wednesday....
Blue Suede Shoes....
Monday, December 10, 2018
Sunday, December 09, 2018
The Day....... !!!
Yesterday, was a High Holy Day of Obligation........
I did not make it to light a candle..........
I woke up with the Gout attack...... I haven't had one is years, I hadn't been taking my Uloric.. Poo on Me... I reaped the consequences.. I hobbled most of the morning....
Until.........
Two of my dearest friends came by, said .... Lets Celebrate .... This Feast Day....
Cause at 6:23AM, in Baton Rouge La.... I was birthed by My Momma.... on the High Holy Day... December 8th, 1953.......
Yep..... Sixty Five Years......
As we were sipping a lil bubbly on the front porch.... I heard in the distance ..... that rag tag sound of a trombone and bass drum........ belting out "When the Saints Go Marchin' In"...... the Louisiana Theme Sound, played by every high school band.....
The sound boom boom boom.....came closer.... I hobbled of the Porch.... Bubbly Flute in my hand and an Ashton Grand Cru Cigar in the other.....
To witness a crowd following a draped coffin in black cloth, along with the CenLa Brass Band.... Second Lining Down the Middle of Albert... That street that I live on and more than likely die on...hopefully later than sooner.......
So .... my friends, especially Sara and Catherine, wanted me to realize that this Old 65 Year Old Curmudgeon is LOVED.... Beyond the Bounds of this Earth and Cared For by Many.....
So, My Birthday Celebration was a Total Surprise... and lasted from 2pm till 9pm Yesterday.... Lead by and orchestrated complete by Sara and Catherine.
I did not make it to light a candle..........
I woke up with the Gout attack...... I haven't had one is years, I hadn't been taking my Uloric.. Poo on Me... I reaped the consequences.. I hobbled most of the morning....
Until.........
Two of my dearest friends came by, said .... Lets Celebrate .... This Feast Day....
Cause at 6:23AM, in Baton Rouge La.... I was birthed by My Momma.... on the High Holy Day... December 8th, 1953.......
Yep..... Sixty Five Years......
As we were sipping a lil bubbly on the front porch.... I heard in the distance ..... that rag tag sound of a trombone and bass drum........ belting out "When the Saints Go Marchin' In"...... the Louisiana Theme Sound, played by every high school band.....
The sound boom boom boom.....came closer.... I hobbled of the Porch.... Bubbly Flute in my hand and an Ashton Grand Cru Cigar in the other.....
To witness a crowd following a draped coffin in black cloth, along with the CenLa Brass Band.... Second Lining Down the Middle of Albert... That street that I live on and more than likely die on...hopefully later than sooner.......
So .... my friends, especially Sara and Catherine, wanted me to realize that this Old 65 Year Old Curmudgeon is LOVED.... Beyond the Bounds of this Earth and Cared For by Many.....
So, My Birthday Celebration was a Total Surprise... and lasted from 2pm till 9pm Yesterday.... Lead by and orchestrated complete by Sara and Catherine.
Thursday, December 06, 2018
It' Thursday
Thursday, before Pearl Harbor Day......
It's Black Boot Thursday here at the office..........
As with all fair minded Courthouse Crowds in Louisiana.... certain days of the week... you just got to wear ya boots.
It just happens that Our Office, commends that we wear a good maker of Boots... Quality...
So, we declared today as Black Boot Thursday..... I'm sure we will have Brown Boot Friday one day soon........ but Never a Boot Day on a Monday... tacky tacky....
It's Black Boot Thursday here at the office..........
As with all fair minded Courthouse Crowds in Louisiana.... certain days of the week... you just got to wear ya boots.
It just happens that Our Office, commends that we wear a good maker of Boots... Quality...
So, we declared today as Black Boot Thursday..... I'm sure we will have Brown Boot Friday one day soon........ but Never a Boot Day on a Monday... tacky tacky....
Monday, December 03, 2018
Its Monday ..... Again
Well .... after an almost sleepless night...
Then final sleep at 4am.... then last few hours was a vivid dream......
When I woke up... I decided that this was a Brown Shoe Monday......
and Richard ask how the Albert Street Photo would look in Black and White..
Here are both.....
Then final sleep at 4am.... then last few hours was a vivid dream......
When I woke up... I decided that this was a Brown Shoe Monday......
and Richard ask how the Albert Street Photo would look in Black and White..
Here are both.....
Saturday, December 01, 2018
Last Night............
Last Night was a Street Night........
It was one of those balmy nights in the Winter time... in the deep, deep, South....
In the upper 60s, damp, light rain falling from time to time.......
So, I got out the tripod... the camera.... and shot a few photos of a neighbors house, which is across the street and a street light scene on the Red Bricks......
It was one of those balmy nights in the Winter time... in the deep, deep, South....
In the upper 60s, damp, light rain falling from time to time.......
So, I got out the tripod... the camera.... and shot a few photos of a neighbors house, which is across the street and a street light scene on the Red Bricks......
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