Windex Pete,
the washboard man of New Orleans
First and foremost, as of October 2025, I'm helping my dad raise money for the funeral and memorial of his good friend, Wilbert “Windex Pete” Pritchett, known to many as the washboard man of the French Quarter.
He passed away on Sep 23 at the age of 74, with no remaining family and only my dad listed as an emergency contact. They've since authorized his release to my dad, so we've been working hard over the last few days to generate awareness and donations for him, in order to give him the farewell he deserves.
Seriously, if you're here, skip the rest of what I'm up to and go over to the RememberPete.com website. Spread the word, make a donation if you can, and head down to New Orleans for his funeral and/or memorial when we finally get it coordinated (watch the site for updates).
Writing
Every spare second.
Mentoring
Whenever the kids call.
Although I don't officially take on kids and clients at Rock Your Genius anymore (or haven't in the last couple of years), graduates of the program still set up calls pretty regularly. I don't mind it. :)
Herding dogs & cats
My husband and I do pet photography when he's off from his main gig as a firefighter/paramedic. I mostly make funny noises and herd animals, as well as behind the scenes web and design work. He does most of the magic.
Life & health
I'm still negotiating the autoimmune stuff, but all major systems are working for the moment, so that's good.
Koa and Gussie (the pups) have no cares as usual. Koa's getting older and more frail in his geriatric years, but he's still got more pep than 2.5-year-old Gus.
We wrapped our latest Humane Society calendar fundraiser in May, and just put the calendars up for sale through mid-January. We didn't do as well as last year ($9k), but we still finished with a solid $7,774. Hopefully the sales will give the shelter a little boost here at the end of the year.
And that's it for now. We've been concentrating a lot on health and work in recent years, and that doesn't leave much time for anything else. Two burners, right?