What do you say to your children? Children are sponges for knowledge and information. They are born a virtual blank slate. They pay attention to everything you say to them. You are the purveyor of all knowledge. Children ...
LESSON FROM BUD’S DAD It is not uncommon for me, as a windy storyteller, to be asked, “Is that really true?”
“Well, of course,” I begin, “it’s true…I think.”
Mark Twain had a quote that seems to fit some of...
Storytelling: On the Trail of the Lake House Cougar Humor is as old as the human race. How it is expressed depends on where you live.
Louisiana humor, for newcomers like me, is even better than the seafood. Louisiana storytellers are the b...
Slow Down Your day is hectic. Everything is rushed. You are constantly jumping from one crisis to another. It seems as if there just isn’t enough time for all that has to get done. At the end of ea...
Teacher provided hot lunch for little ones It was cold and damp on the day in 1915 when first grade teacher Marie Himel of Lafayette decided she needed to feed the little ones in her charge.
She taught at the Southside School, w...
Strength to Transition Despite our best efforts, it seems that the world is in a constant state of transition. At the moment, new leaders are preparing to take office, new screening guidelines are being instituted a...
Looking at the elements: how basic can you get? Any students of history out there? Try this on for size. Starting in Babylonia somewhere between the 18th and 16th century B.C. and lasting into the Renaissance, there was a belief that there ...
Health care reform winners and losers By Mike Reitz
President and CEO,
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
This year’s mid-term elections produced a new set of winners and losers, and with the dramatic shift in power that occurred...
Acadian prairies good for health, wealth When mapmaker William Darby toured south Louisiana in 1816, he was impressed with our mild climate, rich soils, and the huge potential of the prairies of the Attakapas and Opelousas districts which...
Strength for Flying Birds At one point in our life, we’ve all probably had a friend and or family member who came to us for a listening ear. We waited patiently until we knew enough information to form an opinion and ...
Why Judge a Book by What's Left of Its Cover? No description can give you a real sense of what Tabasco Sauce is like. If you want to get acquainted, put a drop of it on your tongue.
That's how it is with Mark Twain. No description of ...
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