2012 The Year of the B-word {or Thank you for making me feel like crap}

Angry_Bread_Large

I’ve had enough. I mean I’ve really had enough of people’s bullshit. The straw that broke the camel’s back came in the form of an email this morning telling me I wasn’t qualified to attend an event THAT I WAS INVITED TO! I’m sorry that I am a RESPONSIBLE parent and hold a full time [...]

Christmas Eve in Louisiana: Bonfires on the Levee

Each year on Christmas Eve, families light bonfires along the Mississippi River levee to light the way for Papa Noel. Last year our Alabama relatives were in town for the holiday, so we took them to see this amazing event. Here’s a video of last year’s Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!

Friends of Ernest H (or How Many Travel Writers Fit in a Stateroom)

Friends of Ernest H (or How Many Travel Writers Fit in a Stateroom)

Friends of Ernest H Inaugural Meeting on Carnival Liberty cruise ship

When I took my first cruise, I noticed on the daily ship schedules that there were meetings of friends: Friends of Bill W., Friends of Jimmy K., and Friends of Dorothy. At first I thought these were some sort of floating memorial services or something. But then I saw the same groups getting together on [...]

To Speak or Not to Speak

DisneySMMoms

It always seems to be either feast or famine in the writing industry. There are lean times when I’m not getting any assignments at all, and fat times when I have to turn down some fabulous projects. This year (2011) I made an effort to spend more quality time with my family and to take [...]