http://www.kissmygumbo.com Pontifications from the Princess of Positive Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:06:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pass me the bucket and the boots Jack! And the Assessor, Core...well if you aren't part of the solution, you are part of the problem! Warning, this video will promote immediate gag reflexes...bucket should be handy! Way to find the back door and rob the citizens blind. You must be ... http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2010/03/18/jack-donahue-you-think-we-are-stupid/ Cpl. Charles Aldieri(Ret.) & 1st Lt. Jack Jewell(Ret.) Lt. Col. David Hurley, commander of Schweinfurt, Germany's 15th Engineer Battalion, presents unit coins to two 9th Infantry Division World War II veterans -- Charles Aldieri, a former corporal with the 746th Tank Battalion (shaking hands) and Jack Jewell, a former first lieutenant ... http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2010/03/18/wednesday-hero-32/ Seems not everyone in Mandeville can be trusted under the assessment "honor system". See here and here. Yes, this may have something to do with the Mandeville Mayor's race and connecting dots.... As of right now, Casa de Perry is paying pretty high taxes because our home was assessed in 2007 ... http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2010/03/17/fair-is-fair-in-mandeville/ Anybody but Trilby (copying a recent New Orleans council race campaign). A lot of people, including my husband, have asked who they should be voting for as the next Mayor of Mandeviile. If you dig back in my archives, you will see that I was one of the people fueling the ... http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2010/03/15/mandeville-mayors-race/ http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2010/03/15/new-video-on-healthcare/ I get lots of emails from people visiting from out of town, asking what they should do while they are here. It is always tough to pin that down as everyone is so different. We have lived here for 3 years now and I still have a huge bucket list ... http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2010/03/15/24-hours-in-the-french-quarter/ This weekend I checked one more thing off my bucket list, dining at Antoine's Restaurant. We had 8:00 reservations for our party of 8 in the Large Annex Room located next to the Hermes Bar (we could hear the music but it was not too loud). Yours truly had an ... http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2010/03/15/antoines-restaurant-review/ Big kudos to my hubby for planning an amazing night in the French Quarter for my birthday. He took care of ALL the details and did a spectacular job. We live about 40 minutes away from New Orleans and the French Quarter is now one my favorite non-beach destinations in ... http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2010/03/15/hotel-monteleone-review/ Last year around my 41st birthday, I hit the wall on a full-blown midlife crisis. Yep, "you are how old and have no career," hit me like a lead brick! But, I persevered and came out better than ever. I tried joining the Army, went on job interviews, started training ... http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2010/03/12/life-update/ Cpl. Jason L. Dunham 22 years old from Scio, New York Rifle Squad Leader, 4th Platoon, Company K, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines (Reinforced), Regimental Combat Team 7, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced) April 22, 2004 For The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal ... http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2010/03/10/wednesday-hero-31/