She walks inside after work and sees the book she was reading in the same spot she left it. She’ll get to that later. First, she finds her battery-powered wine opener. Ingenious idea, she thinks to herself. She pours a glass of chardonnay. The cool, curvaceous bottle feels good against her palms. Elizabeth “Boo” Thomas has spent the day overseeing strategic community development plans for Baton Rouge. She has high hopes for the Capital City. Tomorrow she’ll be back on the grind, but for now she finds the perfect spot outside, kicks up her feet and finds the place where she left off in her book. Read the full Q&A with Thomas here. Here is a sample:
What was your first job?
Assistant lifeguard at the Abbeville Public Swimming Pool (for the amazing salary of 25 cents/hour—when the real lifeguard decided to pay me).
