Bike to Shop...

The weather turned into a good storm here, lighting, thunder and the rain is coming down in buckets. Brenda, Tommy and I are back out on the porch enjoying natures show. Just before the rain I was helping Tommy to adjust his bike, he got himself a bike and I have seen pictures of him riding around with Brenda and her cousin Karen and Moto. That bike he got is way to small for him, I raised the seat, moved the seat as far back as possible and changed the handlebar to give him a few more inches of room. I showed him how to remove the wheel without deflating the tires and a few other tricks. As we're watching it rain I wanted to make that interview with him, it happen a few month back when I was working on a job-site with Rich Flowers that I met John, the general contractor on the site, there was something about John I could not lay my fingers on right away, but after some time when I was not watching him I popped into my head, this is the voice of Tommy here in Walker Louisiana, I went as far as making an interview with him to send it to Tommy to see what he thinks. I never heard back from him until just a while ago when I showed him the video-clip on my computer. I since uploaded it onto youtube so you can see it again if you haven't on my February 25th posting. Now is the big moment to capture Tommy, he is ready as can be, gets a hat to mach John back in Berkeley and of we go, making a little video clip of talking with Tommy. Now this is gonna take me some time to get finished, with all this writing and picture taking, editing, sorting, and uploading I'm busy enough as it is.
Time flies as we're having fun and soon I have to go, have to be back at Karen's by 7 and the way the weather looks like it's not gonna make it any easier.

Bad weather and the route to drive the 80 miles to Karen's...

Leaving the rain-storm behind on Interstate 12 before the I-55 Junction

Back at Karen's the house is already busy, Karen and Sabine are setting-up the dining-table, salad gets cut and pizza's figured out. I make a salad-dressing, Karen calls in 3 large pizzas for Cafe Roma and Moto is just popping into the door. I'm giving Lonnie directions directons on how to get here and he arrives at the same time as Joann and Al do. The party is complete, too bad that Sarah and Lee can't make it! Lets sit down and eat...

A after Jazz Fest and a farewell Sabine, dinner-party at Karen's...


Moto brought a Tiramisu for dessert and all were happy!


In the morning Karen goes to work, Sabine and I get stuck in front of our computers, Sabine to find a place, be frustrated with scams and excited about new possibilities... me, I'm just blogging away. I wanna wish Jabarra Athas a happy birthday, have fun blowing out some candles and hanging out with Peter at the Tonga Room. Hugs and all!!!
Now it is about 12:30 when I finally separate myself from the computer and hop onto the bike, make my way down to the French Quarter to meet with Joann and Al.
I get a phone-call from Joann that they are running late so I went to a local joint to have some Red Beans and Rice, the Monday Special in New Orleans.

Lunch at the Royak Street Deli in the French Quarter...



Then a walk on the levee that separates the Mississippi River from the French Qarter...


The last Beignet with a Coffee au Lait with Al and Joann at the Cafe du Monde...



Joann is taking off to the airport to fly back to the Bay Area, Al probably goes to see family in Houma and I hop back onto the bike to get some groceries at Langenstein's

3 o'clock, it's hot and humid, that makes me extra sweaty while biking...

Some more grocery shopping at the local store here on Metairie Road...