Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Monday, November 12, 2018
Frank Fronczek, of Baton Rouge, comments on our Friday story about the 1982 LSU-Alabama game, the last one coached by Bear Bryant, won 20-10 by the Tigers:
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Don Garland’s Friday story about a Volkswagen "stuffing" contest causing a back seat fire reminded "Nathan from Prairieville" of this near-tragedy:
Friday, November 09, 2018
Dear Smiley: Many years ago I accompanied my good friend and boat builder, Tony Dugas, on a second trip to Guatemala to assist in a contract negotiation with its navy.
Thursday, November 08, 2018
After Russ Wise told of the "stuffing" craze of years past, when youngsters would see how many could fit in a phone booth (remember those?) or a Volkswagen, Don Garland had this memory:
Wednesday, November 07, 2018
Perry Snyder, of Baton Rouge, says, "Two years ago on election day, my wife, Cindy, was on grandmother duty.
Tuesday, November 06, 2018
Mention of hearing problems brought this from A. Braud, of Gonzales:
Monday, November 05, 2018
Ernie Gremillion, our unpaid sports analyst, explains the Saturday night debacle:
Sunday, November 04, 2018
Larry Greenblatt, of Lafayette, says my desire to have a tank to deal with rude drivers reminds him of his experience in Saudi Arabia in 1999-2000.
Friday, November 02, 2018
Thursday, November 01, 2018
I sometimes offer advice to visitors and newcomers called "How to Avoid Looking Like a Tourist in New Orleans."
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Regular readers of this column (I hope there are some) know I love to run stories about small acts of kindness. And, happily, I never run out of them.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Mary Ann Sternberg, of Baton Rouge, offers this example of life imitating art (along with a plug for her newest book).
Monday, October 29, 2018
It appears an upcoming athletic contest between the young men of LSU and the University of Alabama has caught the attention of many of my readers.
Friday, October 26, 2018
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Courtland Chaney says while teaching at U.S. military bases in Europe, he lived in the French-speaking part of Belgium and worked in Germany and The Netherlands.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Continuing our series on creative business practices, Terry Palmer, of Lafayette, says, "After reading Chuck Falcon’s story about his grandfather billing all the farmers for a saddle when he couldn’t remember whom he sold it to, I remembered one I…
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
James Carville's letter to the editor in the Monday Advocate is the talk of the town — actually, the talk of Louisiana.
Monday, October 22, 2018
Here's a challenge for Amazon:
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Retailers can learn to deal with adversity from the experience of Lawrence Falcon, grandfather of Chuck Falcon, of Donaldsonville.
Friday, October 19, 2018
Thursday, October 18, 2018
There's such an uproar over LSU being fined $100,000 by the NCAA for the fans' field-storming after the Georgia game that a congressman wants all of us to chip in to pay the fine.
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
I finally heard from T-Bob Taylor, this column's Panama City Beach, Florida, correspondent, about his experiences during Hurricane Michael, which ravaged his area.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Alex Crochet, of Abbeville, says, "A few days ago our family was gathered at our camp on Bayou Magzille.
Monday, October 15, 2018
It finally appears cooler weather is here, but some lament that it's been too long getting to us:
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Our mention of attempts to master languages, including our own, led Courtland Chaney to share these two experiences from his travels abroad:
Friday, October 12, 2018
Dear Smiley: At my water aerobics class one morning, my friend Mary told me that several years ago, her husband told her, "You say 'What?' all the time. Go get your hearing checked."
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Tuesday, October 09, 2018
Our discussion of men's ties brought us this bit of whimsy, penned in 1982 by Frances P. Billeaud and called "The Ties That Bind":
Monday, October 08, 2018
Richard Fossey, of Baton Rouge, makes a good case for language education:
Sunday, October 07, 2018
Marsha R. says reading about James Meredith's visit to Baton Rouge "reminded me of the story my brother, Roger Fern, told me.
Friday, October 05, 2018
Thursday, October 04, 2018
Peggy Duffel Simmons, of New Orleans, tells this harrowing story, which sounds like a "Planet of the Apes" prequel:
Wednesday, October 03, 2018
From Lillian Miller, our unpaid Seasonal Poet:Â Â
Tuesday, October 02, 2018
Ken Best, of Baton Rouge, says stories "about the thin, dry air of Colorado remind me of my own story of the benefits of our Louisiana humidity spawned in the dry air of that state.
Monday, October 01, 2018
John Hu, of Baton Rouge, says this about our story of the driver who was being passed by many cars on Interstate 10 to New Orleans, and discovered it was because he was only going 78 mph:
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Friday, September 28, 2018
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Tony Falterman, of Napoleonville, says when he was sheriff in Assumption Parish, "we decided to conduct a mock disaster with the fire departments.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
After Warren Perrin listed Louisiana's nine parishes named for saints, readers called attention to the one "saint" parish not named for a Catholic saint — St. Tammany.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Way back in B.A. (before Alabama), the LSU-Ole Miss game pretty much decided the SEC champion for that season.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Our discussion of New Orleans nicknames brought a comment from historical researcher Barry Popik, of Goshen, New York.
Friday, September 21, 2018
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Ronnie Plauché, of Morganza, shares his story of men's neckties, a current column topic:
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
By now, men are so conditioned to completing our dressing ritual by putting a length of silk around our necks that we don't even think about it.
Monday, September 17, 2018
What to call New Orleans?
Sunday, September 16, 2018
"I love to have fun with telephone and computer scammers," says Ernie Gremillion, of Baton Rouge.