GOING OFF THE GRID FOR A COUPLE OF NIGHTS

Carly and I are getting a room in the French Quarter for Monday and Tuesday night, one of those "staycations" they talk about on the internets. It'll be fun drunkenly prowling the dark corners in the wee hours, especially if we don't get mugged.

Anyway, I should be back for more blogging late Wednesday night. In the meantime, here's a great Duke Ellington song, one that, before I actually lived here, I would always play as I neared NOLA on I-10. It really does capture the spirit of the city:



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