Acadiana New Year traditions Until relatively recent times, the New Year was the time to exchange gifts in many Acadiana households, and it was almost a certainty that a sweet tasting orange or two would be among the things s...
Transcendental Meditation: A new peek at an old fad When I started writing this column, I wanted to share some of my adventures that others might find interesting. Curiosity has led me to some very strange places and even stranger people.
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Profiling: Maybe why we're alive. But will it keep us alive? Anyone boarding an airplane during the coming holidays will reach their destination affected in some way by something we are starting to hear about: profiling. Some are opposed because they ...
The story of a Christmas foundling The letter to the Lafayette Advertiser published on February 16, 1901, was headlined, “A History Veiled in a Mystery – A Young Man Seeking His Unknown Mother.” The letter told the story of an inf...
Sometimes it takes a jigsaw puzzle to help solve bigger puzzles Two weeks ago, I found myself in Barnes and Noble, buying the first jigsaw puzzle in over twenty years. Several factors united to get me there.
First, I had a coupon worth 30% on any sing...
Strength to lead a journey One of my favorite past times in the world is traveling. I love eating foods from different regions, hearing interesting accents and getting my passport stamped at border control. My dream in ...
Chachere royalty? We’re pretty sure that Louis Chachere arrived at the Poste des Opelousas at least by 1790, because on November 25 of that year he signed a legal document saying so. The document also said that he...
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...
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