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I was intrigued by the title of this essay: “When Did You Last Hang Out?” I clicked the link. The unexamined life is not worth living.  I spend most of my time hanging out in New Orleans.  Everybody does. I have to admit that I am hanging out with the chickens in my back garden […]

I like to go to the Broad Theater for lunch and not just for the pinball. I like to go for the hot dogs.  The Broad Theater has the best hot dog lunch in New Orleans, not just in Mid-City. The Broad Theater is a four-screen movie theater in an old plumbing supply warehouse built

If you are looking for a palm reading in New Orleans, you can go to Jackson Square. I know a couple of palm readers who work in Jackson Square.  You can get your palm read at any hour of the day or night.  There is always a collection of psychics and gypsies and Most of

Decatur Street is not pronounced like a French word.  It is named after Stephen Decatur, a commodore in the U.S. Navy.  Lower Decatur Street is the the stretch between Esplanade Avenue and Ursulines Street.  It is its own ecosystem within the larger French Quarter.  People who do not frequent this part of the Quarter do

When you live in New Orleans you can feel the seasons in your bones.  The temperature fluctuates more in winter than in summer.  Spring and autumn are wings of summer.  Leaves do not change color in New Orleans.  Winter is when flowers don’t bloom.  Autumn in New Orleans is when the air is pleasant and

Here is a solid recommendation.  Go to the Rock ‘n’ Bowl on a Thursday night.  This is real New Orleans.  It is zydeco night at the Rock ‘n’ Bowl on Thursdays.  People come from all over the state to dance and dance and dance.  People don’t just come from Louisiana.  They come from Mississippi and

There is a bar in New Orleans where there are brass plaques glued to the bar.  The plaques commemorate regular customers who have contributed to the history of this particular establishment.  The bar is located in Katie’s, a restaurant located on the corner of North Telemachus Street and Iberville Street, in Mid-City. It is very

When people come to New Orleans they start to tell Orleanians about the city where they live. They receive a blank look in return. Other places play a different game than New Orleans plays.  It takes a certain kind of person to live a successful NOLA life. Orleanians will politely listen until you get it

I have been going to the French Quarter more often than usual recently.  There is no particular reason beyond me having nothing else to do.  I live in New Orleans.  While I appreciate the French Quarter, I know what is there, so, if there is no reason for me to go, I usually don’t.  Why

July was hot but July is always hot in New Orleans.  August is even hotter.  It happens every year.  Few people visit New Orleans in August.  Not only is it hot, it is humid.  The humidity makes it worse. I always think August is the best time to visit.  It is my favorite time of