Paul Hoffman:  

Life It is kind of interesting seeing some old familiar names on this site. I haven't been back to Metairie in over 30 years. High school wasn't the greatest experience life had to offer. Really now, who among us enjoyed schools segregated by sex? Well this past year I planned to go back to my old haunts and stomping grounds. Katrina beat me to the trip but I still came down in November. I was floored by the devastation that was and is still there. The homes and businesses laid waste were almost too much to fathom. My old neighborhood faired well but so much was lost. I took over 250 photos and showed them to my family, we were there from 1964-73. Betsy didn't cause this much havoc along the whole coastal area. I hope the city and eveyone endures the hardships ahead. Now where am I at this time you may wonder or even may not care. I live in Columbia, Missouri and work in a cardiac cath lab. Medicine is one true way to help people in need and I enjoy cardiology for its new technology and dynamic environment. I have been working in medicine of and on for over 12 years. This is added to about 4 other major career changes in my life. Makes me a jack of many trades I guess because some of them are considered trades. Prior to cardiology I brewed beer for 8 years, yes brewed beer. I was there on the brewpub bandwagon and made some darn tasty beers. Before Missouri I lived in my native country Texas. New Orleans is always where I say I grew up but Texas is where I am from. Pres...Expand for more