Here's a short bio of me, Pat. That's a drawing of me on the left, a more stoic, cartoon-like interpretation, but me nonetheless. I grew up in a warm, traditionally Catholic family in the Deep South. My father was a prominent figure in the community, which afforded myself and 4 siblings a decent lifestyle. So now, after college, 2 children, 1 divorce, and 2 career changes, I find myself facing the world as if I was just conceived and that God, only yesterday, created the earth and all the heavens. I imagine myself standing on the edge of a pier overlooking the phenomena that is the solar system. And all that I've learned in prior years is merely a shadow of the truth. Of course I'm excited with this new knowledge, that I'm a spirit on a journey of enlightenment. So, I'm bound by love and faith to share what I can, as others should share as well the knowledge that life has offered them.

Some who know me think I can be over the edge: a conspiracy theorist boardering on sacrilegious, and many other eloquently dubious adjectives that I don't claim. It doesn't anger me. I can't expect anyone to think as I unless they've had the privilege of certain misfortunes in life that causes a person with a mathematical brain to add things up. Life is the sum of all things. To understand life we must understand all things, which is why my journey is just beginning.

I love the city where I was raised. New Orleans, the home of Mardi Gras, the French Quarters, and southern hospitality, was not long ago one of the most desired places to visit. Since Katrina, no one mentions the name of my great city without vivid images of destruction and condemnation. The quiant and unique qualities may never return, not because of the flood but because those who watched from afar never got the full story and are left with the darker side of the real picture. New Orleans, the city where I spent my entire childhood, was a city of bright colors, energy, sound and music, emersed in Chrisianity. Its people were humble and giving. Those of them that I meet these days bring with them some of its charm in addition to strong morals and ethics. I've raised my children as I've been raised, and they are, by far, good humans. So, my city, rich in culture, and certainly needing love as all cities do these days, has fallen. It fell because many have chosen to see the ugly instead of the good during a time when the city of New Orleans had its pants down. We are worse off today as a people on rhis planet than when men stood in crowds throwing stones at others to grant themselves undeserving glory.

Here are some things I find interesting about myself. You might find the same. I studied architecture in college, became a fashion designer, and presently work in the field of architecture while attempting to get through the 5-year studies that I'd abandoned 30 years ago. I've come full circle. The things I do in my pastime are: walking for health, writing short stories, computer graphics, having lunch with my closest friends, and most importantly, dancing with my daughter and son. My greatest wish is that someone is positively affected by the words that I speak on these pages. Thanx for listening.