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5 years in…
I made the decision 5 years ago to move to New Orleans. Around this time in 2013, I was weighing two job offers: 1 great one in Atlanta that would’ve kept me in the media a bit but also not in a newsroom and 1 great one here in New Orleans that took me completely…
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Cancer sucks
Not much more to say than that. But it finally claimed the life of my Aunt, Wanda Siverd. She was a bright light throughout my life, always willing to listen, lend an ear and lend a hand. She loved so many people and was always around for any of her friends and family. She was…
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Those amazing things we get to do
Every now and then, Chuck and I get an invite to some special event and when we arrive, we often ask ourselves “how the heck did we get invited to this”. That happened this Monday when we were invited to a Krug Champagne tasting. Not sure what to expect, we made our way to Emeril’s…
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Memories of 9/11
I wrote this article in 2008 for CNN.com’s AC360 blog. It’s just a perspective that I had that morning, working in Atlanta at CNN’s headquarters. We had three Senators on hold and Ted Turner in the control room Kay Jones AC360° Editorial Producer At 8am on Sept. 11, 2001, various people from CNN, including myself,…
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August was a busy month
It’s September. Really? Where did August go? This past month was crazy on a ton of levels. From the final planning details for the conference in Austin that started August 26 to having an employee leave the week of the actual conference and ending with a somewhat last minute long weekend in Vegas, these past…
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Date Night never gets old
Getting a calendar invite for “wine/dinner” at “Surprise” always makes me smile. While Chuck and I have great adventures, we definitely don’t normally schedule a good ole date night. So imagine my surprise when the calendar invite for Saturday night popped up in my Inbox on Thursday. After a normal Saturday morning and some downtime…
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Here we go again.
I’ve been pretty open about my journey through 3 bouts of melanoma and over 100 biopsies. One thing about this life is that it never gets easier, it always hurts and it doesn’t matter how confident I am going into a surgery, it’s still really scary. I haven’t had a big biopsy (stitches and all)…
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A weekend of “us”
Ever have that week where you just want to spend the weekend hanging with your sidekick? You know what I mean, that week where it’s not super stressful, but you are just kind of pooped with cleaning the house, taking care of chores and errands? Just with basic life. Welcome to my past couple of…
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Vegas, Baby
Ahhhhh… Las Vegas. It’s a city that both Chuck and I really enjoy going to. Sure, we play a few slots here and there but we really love walking around and checking out the various hotels and casinos. But even more than that is the food. We love checking out the various restaurants that Vegas…
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Great food happens in NOLA all of the time
One of the greatest advantages of living in New Orleans is the access to restaurants that people actually travel here to eat in. And Chuck and I take as much advantage of those options as we possibly can. I was lucky enough last week to score a reservation at Alon Shaya’s new restaurant, Saba. Shaya…
Taking on New Adventures 