I usually come back every six months and this last trip in early December was the first one which I felt really positive about. Things are swinging again and the city is so much lighter and people are getting on with their life. I lead three activities with the Lyceum (which I started back in '03) and they were all full of great people: cordial. friendly, eager to grow. I now love Baltimore in a different way, but there is no replacing the magic of New Orleans.