Ok.. well, I'm not exactly leaving TODAY, but close enough.

I'm going back. Back to NYC. Third time this year. That's really saying something for a single Mom school teacher in the South. But, the "Mothership New York" keeps calling me home.

Yep, I live in New Orleans. And in New Orleans, the revealry of Mardi Gras is enough to cancel school for a week (I guess the kids need the time to get over their hangovers before school starts again). So, as the rest of the nation is…

This time next week, I'll be on an airplane. I'll be jetting away from my day to day hum-drum existance, and winging my way toward the stages of Broadway.

Ok.. I admit it. I've always had to admire Broadway from a distance. I had to comfort myself with thoughts of that tours would be enough for me. I had to tell myself that regional theatre was probably nearly as good at those far away plays in NYC.

Then, last August, the return of Anthony and Adam was more than…

Tonight, I spent my evening at a local high school production of "Throughly Modern Millie" at my alma mater.

The costumes were amazing, even the wigs. The set was elaborate. The sounds system was perfect. It was performed in a brand new theatre on the high school campus, complete with reclining auditorium seats, chandeliers, and a lighted marquee.

There were dozens of kids on stage. They looked GREAT.

However, all was NOT well, and a cold water reality was about to hit…

The countdown has begun. In just about 50 not-so-short days, I will embark on the shortest trip to NYC that is known to man..

Fate called me on my cellphone, and it turns out that my presence is needed in Albany, NY over the second weekend in December. So, I will be flying up from New Orleans for a reunion of sorts and to sign some books (don't ask...just don't. It's not nearly as impressive as it sounds.) Well, there is no way that I can be THAT close to NYC and not feel the…