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Saturday in CinCity. The Miss New Orleans Edition.

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Our girlie-girl was in New Orleans for the Final Four final game, but had another reason to be down there which involved a job interview. After weeks of crossing our fingers and lighting multiple Our Lady of Guadelupe candles--very concerned about job prospects and economic recovery--our girl found out she got the job. While she is busy packing up this weekend for her move next week, we are busy gathering bits and pieces here to exchange with her the things she won't need till she finds an apartment. Go down with a fold-up cot, come back with a backseat full of winter coats and sweaters. Sheer joy and excitement have been replaced with some nostalgia and a nod to Time who keeps truckin' on whether we are quite packed and ready or not. For a Daughter Gone Away by Brendan Galvin Today there’ve been moments the earth falters and almost goes off in those trails of smoke that resolve to flocks so far And small they elude my naming. Walking the Boston ...