Catching Up (New Orleans)

Yee Hawww, my computer is back!! My buddy Ramil spent all day yesterday working on this mess and the thing actually works now, what a concept! He said he hasn't seen one is such rough of shape, ever... I have monthly maintenance steps saved on my desktop now and the latest anti-virus software so I shouldn't have any more problems.



Anyway, trying to catch up, I need to go back a week to New Orleans! It was fun but weird at the same time... There is an eery feeling/vibe there. Not to mention, I really couldn't hang on Bourbon Street/French Quarter at night due to the mass amounts of alcohol people consume there. Pre cancer days, I'm sure I would have fit right in! ;) With all that said, I did have some excellent food the short time I was there. The first night, I tried a shrimp po po dish and it was great. The following afternoon, I tried crawfish for the first time! I ordered Crawfish Tail Etoufee, amazing! I was on the phone with my buddy Mike and he said I had to try it and I'm glad he did :-D The little tails taste like miniature lobsters and the Etoufee sauce was delicious over rice, I was blowing my nose through the entire meal, ha!



I also had a chance to witness some of the destruction left over from Hurricane Katrina, what a shame. I didn't really go down the the worst area, The Lower Ninth Ward as I was doing some research and apparently it isn't very cool to go down there as a tourist to look at and photograph the damage where 1500+ people lost their lives. I did see enough though just driving around downtown and from the freeway. It's really sad... Kinda reminds me of my hometown in Detroit. I read that in the Lower Ninth Ward in N.O., you can drive for blocks and only see a couple of houses that are still standing, eery. The same can be said of large areas of Detroit where burned down and abandoned houses have been bulldozed and block after block is barren and overgrown with weeds in the summer. It's literally like both cities are starting over with empty lots and blocks ready to be transformed... I don't think the LNW in N.O. will ever come back due to how low the land lies and the potential for destruction again if another storm comes in. As for Detroit, who knows what's going to happen, especially with the auto companies in dire straits. I still love the D though and always rooting for it's comeback. It is a great city! Same thing with New Orleans, it's such a great old city with so much history... I know things will get better there eventually.



So, this is all I have time for now, looking forward to talking about Florida the next time I update. Been here for almost a week and having a great time!

As for the itching, it's still there... I've developed raised rashes (little white bumps that eventually turn red from scratching). Luckily it's not constant, mostly at night. I've been using some anti itch Eucerin lotion and some Sarna which seems to help for a while. Can't wait for this to go away (hopefully)!

Time to get ready for a fish feast! Went out fishing today and nailed some Mutton Snapper, Mahi Mahi, King Fish and the pesky Trigger Fish. Details of that to come later.

Pura Vida!