Healing: New Year, New Me

I know, the title of this post is as cliched as they come. I don’t care. For me, it has become a mantra. I have palindromic rheumatism.  Basically, my white blood cells attack joints and the muscles and tendons connecting them even though they are health.  I don’t have arthritis;…

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Blogging: Sometimes Not Keeping Your Resolution is Worth It

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will notice that I, Mr. Nola Nerd Couple, write the majority of the blogs.  Mrs. Nola Nerd Couple wanted to write more and even made a resolution about it: My third resolution deals with this blog. I love the idea…

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A Letter of Thanks to Our Readers

We wanted to write a letter of thanks to our readers. We started Nola Nerd Couple as a way to tell our travel stories. In fact, we used to be called cooktraveleat.com. But then we realized we wanted to do more nerdy things, and in turn, write about them.  While…

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Reviewing: 2016: A Better Me

My new year’s resolution is to make myself into a better me.  My palindromic rheumatism seems to be in remission.  I’m done with grad school.  In other words, I don’t have any excuse.   To quote Radiohead, I want to be fitter, healthier, and more productive (but not necessarily a pig…

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Healing: Cristina’s Hurricane Katrina Story

On Friday, August 26, 2005, I was working out at the gym with my best friend Beth. We made plans to see The 40 Year Old Virgin at the movies the next day and I went back to the apartment that I was planning to move out of during Labor Day.…

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