Somewhere in All This, a Theory Develops

It's good to work hard, pour your brain and sweat into your job, have a productive and robust vision for the future, etc.

New York is an excellent venue for this mindset. New York is a career hound's city.

But on my NYC weekends I always felt empty. Heck, I felt empty anytime I wasn't working.

It's also good to realize that other than work, there's REAL life. You know, what you experience when not slaving away.

New Orleans specializes in living.

I'm here, I think, because I needed to develop my living career. I'm just starting to beef up my resume.

The hardest part so far: retaining some version of the NYC work ethic so I can keep my job, while convincing myself that it's okay to not give a damn from time to time.

The other hardest part: keeping my distance from the enticingly cheap booze everywhere.