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Fall in the Vieux Carré Fall in the Vieux Carré Fall in the Vieux Carré—known in English as the French Quarter in New Orleans, brings cooler temperatures. Mother Nature sometimes hits the pause-button on humidity… Breathing drier air can be a shock to our amphibious lungs. But we quickly adapt. The sun’s light is soft and golden, no longer the bright hot white of summer. Tourists wander the brick-paved streets to partake of well-seasoned food and walk-up daiquiri bars while music spills from doorways of building centuries old. It’s a city that puts your senses of smell and taste into orgasm and soothes your soul in listening rooms and dive bars playing live jazz, blues, and funk, their notes floating on air. This is the culture of my hometown. Welcome to New Orleans.    My...