Some people should have no free time to let their mind wander.
His smile always started out with his eyes big and wide; then his mouth would make this big round “O” and he would begin to chuckle. His eyes would then get real squinty and his mouth broke into a big, toothy grin. That’s when you knew you had just been the victim of his latest gag, or he had told you the latest old joke again for the first time. […]
Maybe our neighborhood association did a marketing campaign or maybe it was just past performance, but we did a bang up job giving away treats this past Halloween. I was fortunate enough to be home for the occassion and offered my years of experience of giving stuff away. But at one point it appeared we would need reinforcements as our long sidewalk to the driveway was packed with cloaked beggars […]
I know a lot of people who would tell me that reflecting on five and a half decades is too early. But I knew even more that would tell me not to wait. The old saying that had I known I would have lived this long I would have taken better care of myself doesn’t hold here. I’m not in bad shape. Granted, I’m not in a shape that one […]
OK, this time it’s even more personal. I am currently at a Mississippi Welcome Center traveling along I-20 East with a few thousand of my fellow Louisianans chased away by Hurricane Gustav. Normally, it’s a four-and-a-half hour drive from Lafayette, La. to Meridian, Miss., but I’m now in hour eight of the Cajun Exodus on my way to Birmingham, Ala. for refuge graciously offered by Brandi and Bryan.
On paper it doesn’t really look good, but at the time it seemed like a good idea. Tropical Storm Fay was roaring up the middle of our fair state, Florida. My plans were to return to Louisiana on Wednesday, but the experts had put the storm track directly over our city. So my plans to return on time were placed on hold.