“If you want a non-commercial, family oriented, reasonably priced, everything you need in one location getaway, The Beach Club at Gulf Shores, Alabama is for you.” ~Greta Perry~ After 4 years of living in the Greater New Orleans area, it was time to try out the Gulf Shores instead of our usual Florida vacation. A …

This video was taken on Sunday October 12th in Charleston West Virgina. This was the end of the International Chili Society’s World’s Chili Championship Cookoff. Michael “Mad Mike” Freedman and myself were the ones presenting. First, we presented to the chili cooks who participated with our last “Chili for the Troops” in Iraq. We invited …

Don’t tell me about it….I’m so excited to go and it is better if I go not knowing anything about it. I was thinking of creative places to take the kids tomorrow (5 boys & 1 girl – 3 boys are visiting) -something not too expensive and not too far away. I remembered during my …

This morning I woke the little monsters up early. Why wake sleeping children – isn’t that breaking every law known to civilization? Well, it is hot here – it is summer in the South dagnabbit. The mommy-van maxed out at 105 by noon. Does that tell you something? I planned a Slidell excursion for today. …

That’s it, I’m re-writing mapquest for NOLA. I headed off to an Organizing job in Uptown yesterday. I have no idea where Uptown is, Downtown, Mid-town, wrong side of town- I only know landmarks. There is no map grid when you are driving that says – “YOU ARE HEADING TOWARDS THE WESTERN PERIMETER OF UPTOWN!!!!” …