On Transmigration

Closer to Heaven than you can even imagine. *

Nine Years Ago. *

I was seven years old when I paid my first admission to the Orpheum Theatre. The beauty of the space took my breath away. I was fascinate...

1950 Duke and Duchess of Windsor share a float in the Rex Mardi Gras Parade. The Duke and Duchess (Wallis Simpson) at the Ball, being ...

Let me preface this by saying that I don’t think I look good in hats. Oh sure, I wear a baseball-cap type to keep the sun off my baldpate, ...

Felt much better than expected as I drove out to the DMV yesterday morning. Or rather, I should say I “drove the gauntlet” to the DMV. Ro...

Just another sleepless night around these parts. I did fall asleep around 8 last night but was wide awake again by midnight. I stayed in th...

Instead of "capped teeth & caesar salad" - never mind, it's a Lloyd Webber Thing. Woke up with this song in my head. ...

Just remember, the masks come off at Sundown. And so it goes. *

The world outside my window is monochromatic.  A little touch of colour is needed to make the day brighter. This is just the thing. A ...

Kitteh says - "Laissez les bons temps rouler!!!" More later. *

Spent some time today cleaning up the old place a bit.  Needed a little fluffing up, you might say. Let me know what you think, or if it ...

Back to Ol' New Orleans One mo' time.   These first 2 images are hard to date. Arial view of Pontchartrain Beach. The l...

Thanksgiving 2013 bursts on the scene tomorrow. Whoopee, you say?  No, not around here. The holiday doesn't mean much when one is alon...

Original photos of the Art Deco Airport on the lakefront in New Orleans taken in the 1930s. The subject of a recent post about i...

See this ad and read it carefully (click to embiggen): Now don't be offended.  Truth is truth and you can't have opinions abou...

OK,  I'll try to answer some questions asked about the recent fiasco holiday in New Orleans. I may not remember them all, but here ...

Concrete & Steel enveloped the building- 1960s This is a great story, beautiful images, and great piece of history. The airport ...

Here are a few shots from the New Orleans trip.  Bored to tears today, I downloaded, and edited them, and now uploaded them for y'all t...