While St. Patrick’s Day is still a few weeks away, the Queens neighborhoods of Sunnyside and Woodside had the 15th St. Pat’s For All parade on March 2, 2014. Continue reading
Daily Archives: March 3, 2014
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I wrote this post up last year during Mardi Gras craziness and forgot to put it in Pending. So, this isn’t brand new, but it’s still a fresh twist on the traditional party mix we hear this time of year.
Gypsyphonic Disko, a collaboration between Galactic’s Ben Ellman and DJ Quickie Mart, has put out a new mix combining New Orleans bounce music and favorite Carnival standards. You can listen to it at Soundcloud or visit gypsyphonic.com to download it and other mixes.
For 2012’s celebration of classic Mardi Gras tunes, go here.
This is the final post of the series that examines topics from the perspective of the characters in the upcoming novel, The Paths of Marriage which will be for sale starting 1 October 2014.
“How to Start a Conversation – America versus France” is written from the point of view of the character, Audrey Girard.
I am French. Not rude, French. Yes, there is a difference. As a psychologist, I can say with confidence the difference is almost always perception. Most of my patients come to me with a dramatic story of social isolation, or betrayal, or deception. While some of these patients certainly have actual mental illnesses, far more simply perceive something much too severely compared to what was intended. That is what we French think of your reactions to our culture, my dear Americans.
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