***Listen to Kiss My Gumbo radio this Saturday from 3:00-4:00 AM 690 WIST. This weeks guest are artist Matt Rinard and author Earl Higgins. New weekly Kiss My Gumbo feature – “Community Watch.” Woot Woot and the crowd goes wiiiiiiillllllddddd! Ya see, I can be a responsible blogger too *giggle snort* and highlight some stuff …
Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that’s right is to get by, and the only thing that’s wrong is to get caught. ~J.C. Watts~ A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. ~Steven Wright~ Dear Louisiana politicians and …
***New Orleans has been named the “Most Sparkling City” by Yellow Tail Wines. July 1st, Chartres Mall in front of St. Louis Cathedral will be all the brewhaha. Ms. Frommer (from the guide) will be there. She hasn’t seen my “Princess of Positive” tiara yet – now that is sparkling! “It’s exciting that the American …
All I know about comic books, is that I buy them for my boys. So…when my hairdresser told me about 2 comic book characters from Louisiana and 1 from MS – I had to share. It was too cool not to! 1. Gambit from X-Men/Marvel Comics. Some interesting tidbits on Gambit. * he speaks with …
Update Friday: Spoke to LT Franz from the Causeway Commission. It seems there were 2 accidents at the time of the reported incident. The dispatch is not under control of them and is supposed to call on to the respective police on the other end of the bridge and obviously this did not happen. Grrrrrr… …
I won’t even get into how disgusting water parks are! Feet, pee – just better to not think about it!!! Also, if anyone needs to conduct a random population study of all walks of life from the US – water parks have it! Today, I survived Blue Bayou water park and the connecting amusement park …
As I read the Sunday Times-Picayune today (who doesn’t) and got to Chris Rose’s column – it made me pause and caused me some extra soul-searching this week. You see, no matter how much I write about my experiences over the past year and 5 months (wow – time flies) since my family moved to …
My family has been couch shopping for over a month now. We’ve looked at everything from the Mercedes of couches to the Geo Metro (which is now in high demand – who woulda thunk?). I could spend $15K for something I put my butt on or $3,000 (leather sectional prices). But, if I buy a …
I just finished reading this book at the suggestion of my friend Yatpundit. I’m glad he sugested it or I might have missed this treasure! Nope – I’m not Catholic, but I do have a Great Aunt who is a nun – so close enough. And I grew up in the Boston area where if …
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As you all know by now, I am a beer drinker. Love wine, but am now allergic to the sulfites in it (yes I really loved wine – sniff sniff). I have never really got into the whole liquor scene, but once in a while have a Margarita or White Russian. I even stopped by …
Fointainbleau State Park has a great beach to take the kids. However, you have to check on the safety of Lake Pontchartrain water before heading out. The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation can provide you with this information.
Update: Link to news story click here. Memorial Day was not a quiet day at home for The Princess of Positive. The kiddos and myself (veteran hubby was out golfing) went to the Memorial Day ceremony in Slidell in the AM. We got home and were getting ready for our company at 3:30, when I …
Update Memorial Day afternoon: Me & the kiddos (our veteran is playing golf), attended the Memorial Day Ceremony in Slidell. It was a small ceremony but meaningful. It included the laying of the wreath, TAPS, a 21 gun salute, a short speech by Congressmen Scalise and an amazing speech by Commander Lt. Cmdr. Darin A. …
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You invite me to an event or place and I write about it! If I don’t like it or something about it – I don’t write anything or omit the negative stuff (I’m the Princess of Positive). Sounds fair??? Oh ya – and I have readers, most everything goes on NOLA.com as well and my …