Comments on: Staying Home

By: Pistolette

Pistolette — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:26:32 +0000

@ALM: Glad to hear it happens to non-natives too. Clearly its a matter of “getting” life here or not – no blood ties necessary :-)

@termite: good comment, and truly bittersweet. made me both smile and sigh.

@Loki: I know where ya hawt’s at dawlin’ ;-)

By: Loki

Loki — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:10:36 +0000

I’m reading this from Cincinnati. You may easily infer the rest.

By: termite

termite — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:57:55 +0000

years ago when my husband (deceased) finished his residency at Charity we were faced with the dreaded decision to stay or leave. it came down to NOLA or Shreveport. the hospital in Shreveport would pay twice as much as the NOLA job offer – and we had 2 small babies. our debt was out of sight, and i was in school trying to finish up my Masters.
New Orleans won out. we scrapped and we made due for years there after.
(we still ate and drank well of course..lol)

those were some of the happiest times of my life. :)

nice post chica, you made me think back to a time that i keep safe in my heart.

By: ALM

ALM — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:25:53 +0000

Wow. What a great post. You described it perfectly, and that’s coming from someone who’s only lived here for 11 years as opposed to being a native. Some days, I hate it and can’t wait to get out of here. That usually lasts…about five minutes…and then I remember what it’s like to live in those other places. Where the first question anyone asks you is “So, what do you do?” Have you ever noticed how that question usually comes up in New Orleans only after you’ve run out of other things to talk about?

By: Kelly Landrieu

Kelly Landrieu — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:26:11 +0000

This just made me smile REAL big . ;)

See you crazy kids this weekend!

By: Will

Will — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:15:22 +0000

“Can you imagine living your whole life in the Land of Oz and then being told you have to move to Kansas?”

This.

By: Bea

Bea — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:14:57 +0000

*tear