Blurbs From Eunee's Mind (and Life)

I am back in New Orleans after almost 8 years. It is good to be back. It's strange how things are familiar and yet different. The drive from the airport did not show a whole lot of damage from Katrina, but then again, the airport is to the west of downtown New Orleans and the whole river area. I walked around the Garden District for a while and of course, today was the St. Patrick's Day parades so I felt like I had returned for Mardi Gras in a sense. The only thing was in addition to beads, booze, garbage and moonpies, there were cabbages, potatoes, and carrots strewn about on the streets. That, and men in kilts.... I don't think any city parties like New Orleans does; or shall I say, I don't think any city provides such a party atmosphere like New Orleans does. I have to chuckle because I love it down here, although not quite for the party scene despite what people may think. Heh heh. Here's a picture of the remnants of the revelry. :) And look forward to more blog

OK, today is "crucial Tuesday" as the news is calling it - or maybe it's just CNN that's calling it that. While I know that this is tied to an important event in the U.S., I always approach it with some cynicism, now even more so having read about the history of social welfare policy and the "welfare state" called the United States. And fortunately maybe, my TV is still busted and I haven't had time to call about it being repaired (I'm sure I could be doing that right now but I'd prefer to blog, heh heh) so I have not been too inundated by election hype. But all the cynicism aside, I do know that it is an extremely important current event - and even more so as I am pondering the vote, or my vote, shall I say. As I ponder the candidates and their issues, read news articles, and of course watch one of my daily podcasts - Anderson Cooper 360, I have to admit that I'm just not enchanted or sucked in by all this debate surrounding the candidates.