Memorial!!!

Remember those that went before so that we can go on. Remember those that loved not just you but all, that we might all be free....and remember their sacrifice.

Going back really is impossible

I love New Orleans. It was where I was born, was educated, and worked for over 30 years before I moved. I moved ostensibly for the job but mostly for me...new territory...my territory...in a way I had to find myself because I was overshadowed by my brothers. Not that they were not wonderful, they were indeed. But my eldest brother was the head of his own family, and became a lawyer and worked with my father, the lawyer. And my elder brother was brilliant as a musician and arranger. I was a research associate with one of the leading biochemists in the nation. And I just didn't feel like putting up with letting anyone down, silly as that sounds. No one gave as much indication as we were competing, and I am not so sure we were. But I could just feel the need to be more "special" than either one of them, because my eldest brother finally did something with his life by becoming a lawyer, my elder brother was a disappointment because he never finished the pharmaceutical chemistry course he started, and I was a research associate working with primates, with the unspoken questions of, "what about a practice?" Leaving allowed me to strike out on my own, make my way, and finally bring me back to the land I love, Kentucky. For it was here that I first really felt at home, here that I felt people looked at me not for what I did, but for who I was...since then, living in North Carolina and South Carolina also gave me a very loving feeling...but never like Kentucky. I love New Orleans. But going back to live where I grew up...well, I believe I am home now.

Vacation

After working long hours, everyone needs a vacation. If not for refreshing, if not for renewal...we all need help and vacation provides that help. May God bless us all with rest and recreation!!!