Not much to report today, folks. I’m creeping infinitesimally closer to New Orleans, where I have a hot date on Monday. This is the travel equivalent of showing up to the party fifteen minutes early.
I stopped for a coffee in Opelousas, then continued to Lafayette. The morning’s soundtrack was Creedence Clearwater Revival, the best swamp-rock band to ever come out of San Francisco. I stopped along the way to write down some lyrics. By the afternoon, I’d thrown them out (too self-indulgent) but kept the frame and the tune. I once heard in passing from the preeminent director Matt Cahoon that a great artist sets aside ninety-seven percent of their output and highlights the best three percent. With the amount of absolute junk that passes through my head, I’m inclined to agree.
I stopped for lunch at the Judice Inn, which is not an inn but rather a burger bar. No fries or sides, just meat, cheese, and toppings. Simple and spectacular. I think New Englanders might be too uppity for this kind of restaurant, which is horribly depressing. I drove across the street to a local coffee chain and listened to the Bruins set the NHL record for most home wins to start the season. This may just be their year.
Groceries, laundry, gas, water. The rest of the afternoon struggled by. It has been desperately hard to limit myself to one restaurant a day, but I will hold strong. Tonight I have a delicious, scrumptious-looking salad to ingest. Tomorrow can’t come soon enough.
“Just got home from Illinois,
Locked the front door — oh boy!
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch.
Imagination sets in — pretty soon I’m singin’
Doo-doo-doo, lookin’ out my back door.” — John Fogerty
Yep! Sure am!
As I was looking at your picture of Moncus Park I wondered how warm it might be there. Checked the weather for today in Lafayette and saw that it was pretty much in the 70’s daytime. Nice! Then I checked New Orleans and it also was mostly 70’s but windy and maybe heading for a thunderstorm this afternoon. Enjoy the warm while you can. It’s warming up a bit here today. Might even hit 50, which would be welcome. Our porcupine came back, Jeff said, on Thanksgiving Day. Looking for more acorns. Have a good time celebrating Livi’s birthday next week! Love, Grandma
That first part better have been about me.