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Back in the eye of the storm, literally… part 2
The winds and rains started kicking up late Wednesday night. Pretty normal for a storm but started fairly quickly compared to some of the storms I’ve covered in the past. Our first live shot was at 11pm local time, so we got set up around 9:30pm. We started in an area outside the main doors…
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Back in the eye of the storm, literally… part 1
As many of you know, I’ve been freelancing for CNN since February. In my quest to take control of my schedule and be able to create and respond to opportunities that I want to do, I’m grateful that CNN still gives me a chance to get out and have new experiences. It’s no secret I’ve…
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Unexpected Family Beach Time
When your sister calls on Friday saying that she booked a condo in Orange Beach from Mon-Sat of the next week since the kids’ school was postponed, of course I packed up my computer and beach stuff, rented a car and made my way 3 hours east. The week at the beach was a much…
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Well, 2020 has not been going as planned
I started off 2020 thinking I’d blog more. Honestly, my intentions were to get out more, explore more and travel more. And with that, I’d share my experiences for fun but also in hopes of letting people know the great places Chuck and I get to experience and encourage more people to get out and…
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Wine and Cheese means normalcy
Someone posted on Twitter on Thursday that the city of New Orleans issued the mandatory stay at home order exactly 4 months ago (March 16). It was the day I got back from a 16 day trip to the Seattle area to cover the initial outbreak of coronavirus at a nursing home outside the city.…
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Half Down, Half to Go…. But To What?
2020 has been a year. For everyone. But now it’s officially half over. However, we also have half of it to go. But where are we going? Lately, I’ve been restless. I seriously doubt am going out on a limb by saying that the majority of us feel that way. My life, especially during the…
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Working at the beach, and not hating it
I had the opportunity to go with Chuck and some friends to Gulfport to check out a condo this past weekend. It sounded great. I am 100% on board hitting any place where there is a water view and a pool to cool off in. But the problem was, I was scheduled to work all…
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Peace out, Krewe of Nyx
I’ve debated actually writing anything about this. But my reasons for staying and now leaving the Krewe of Nyx are more characters than a tweet or FB post allow. I wrote this for my own purposes and am sharing in hopes of advancing the conversations that we have to have on racisom. In late 2014,…
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Educate yourself
This is a great time to educate yourself. Also, bravo to New Orleans for the peaceful protests. It was an honor to be out there Monday night and I look forward to more peaceful protests this week. Here are some links that will help you learn more about why the Black Lives Matter movement is…
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A weekend away during the pandemic
For years, my Memorial Day was spent at the beach with family. We typically were pretty chill and just enjoyed the surf, sand and sun for the full week. In recent past, it’s normally been at my place in New Orleans as Chuck and I have spent time at the pool, bounced around on a…
Taking on New Adventures 