Letter from the Editor – December 2020December 1, 2020 Working on this issue brought back a lot of memories of both my own childhood and those of my daughter’s Christmases while she was growing up. I particularly remembered another cataclysmic,...
Letter from the Editor: November 2020November 3, 2020 I don’t know if I have a favorite holiday; they’re all amazing in their own way, each with specific traditions associated with them, at least in my family. But through the years, Thanksgivi...
Letter from the Editor: October 2020Sept. 29, 2020 Looking at the pictures here got me to reminiscing about my childhood, Halloween, and fall in general. Fall is my favorite season. I’m a September baby, so there’s that. There’s something abou...
Thrill of the New School YearSeptember 2, 2020 Letter from the Editor Despite the passage of time, I still remember the thrill I’d feel every fall in anticipation of my new school year. My mom would take me to get school supplies and I’d...
From the Editor: Waiting for the PunchlineMarch 30, 2020 I’m a Nola native — grew up in Metairie, and was in my early 20s when Katrina hit. The days, weeks, months, and even a year after felt like life had paused. Today, living through this quasi-quar...
From the Editor: Redefining the American Dream For me and a lot of my friends growing up in the ‘90s, the formula for achieving the American dream meant turning a passion into a career (after college, of course), finding love, buying a home, and starting a ...
I Put My Kid in a Halloween Costume Meant for a DogOctober 18, 2019 I love Halloween. I want to decorate now, but it’s only mid-September as I write this. That’s not too early, right? Hobby Lobby had Christmas crap out in August. My son was only 2-months-old ...
From the Editor: Disney Riff RaffSeptember 5, 2019 "...but all they can do is lie there like egg yolk. And they can’t even sing." I’m not a Disney movie evangelist. I’ve seen my fair share, especially the classics from the studio’s Golden Ag...
From the Editor: Your Kids are Still Going to Ignore YouMay 16, 2019 "But I did learn something that makes my own hard days a little easier." We got Steve Gleason, man. The former Saints player known for his blocked punt that became a symbol of hope during the...
Cake for BreakfastAccording to my 7-year-old son, cake is a perfectly acceptable breakfast item, and I agree. Most mornings he wants oatmeal. Great! A healthy, filling option. But one Saturday he asked for a slice of leftover b...
