This being an election year, we know that there are plenty of people who wish they had more than two major choices for President. Fortunately, when we do our annual People to Watch section we have a million or so people from whom to choose. The problem is in whittling the list. People to Watch […]
NON-FICTION: Miss Ella of Commander’s Palace: I don’t want a restaurant where a jazz band can’t come marching through is a fantastically entertaining book of memoirs from a New Orleans restaurateur-legend and Creole-Cajun cuisine grande dame. This autobiography details the astoundingly influential life of Ella Brennan, from her brother Owen Brennan’s first business venture with […]
As I’ve written about in earlier “Healthbeat” columns, I live daily with the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Because of my RA, I’m constantly discovering new reactions to the different medicines I consume daily, weekly and monthly. Recently, I had an unexpected skin reaction. Usually, like most women, I endure the occasional makeup-related blemish and […]
An uncle was sitting in the stands at Tulane Stadium. It was a hot fall Sunday afternoon. He glanced at his watch which showed, “Noon,” and then yelled, “Let’s get started; I’ve been sitting here an hour already!” Those of us around him giggled at the futility as the heat intensified. That was the way […]