Go for the Green - Go Green!
I have never gone around shouting that the polar ice caps are melting. Whenever anyone talks about CO2 emissions, I always like to say, "One good volcano eruption negates all our auto emissions." As a matter of... Last Updated: June 30, 2008
Don't Take the Blue Pill
Last Friday night, my lovely wife, Miss Puddy, accompanied me on our usual Friday night date to the movies. Even though we were out of town, we managed to make our weekly trip to the cinema. We chose Ben Stein's new... Last Updated: Apr 28, 2008
The Bucket List
My wife and I just had the pleasure of watching the new movie, "The Bucket List." It features two men (played by Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman) who have just been informed that they have a year left to live... Last Updated: Jan 30, 2008
Unconditional Love This Year for Christmas
It was back just before the Christmas of 1997, when my baby girl was 11 years old. She and my wife stopped by the office and saw my older brother Robert's Christmas gift for my father, a little Border Collie puppy... Last Updated: Dec 10, 2007
What I Believe
My grown children have from time to time accused me of being a bit too negative. While some of my writing may have come across that way, I actually feel quite the contrary. Even though the bulk of my writing... Last Updated: Sep 30, 2007
The Kingfish
In the early part of the 20th century, down in Louisiana, a populist politician emerged on the state scene that would also emerge on the national scene to rival... Last Updated: Jun 6, 2007
Mid-Life Crisis
As my 50th birthday looms closer and closer, I am struck by the fact that in all probability my life is half over... Last Updated: , 2006
Memories of a Family Vacation
Well, it has happened again. Our Louisiana legislature has just met and has once again decided to protect us from... Last Updated: September 5, 2006
Grandpere Hoss and the Treasury Agents
Thanks to my sister-in-law, I can now trace my family back to France on my father's side, and I can trace my mother's family back through... Last Updated: June 26, 2006
Cry For Argentina
Earlier this month, Puddy and I traveled to Argentina for a business trip. We traveled south a few days early and... Last Updated: Mar 16, 2006
A Tale of Two Railroads
Around the middle of the nineteenth century with "manifest destiny" on the brain, a railroad bill roared... Last Updated: Feb 14, 2006
FEMA's Parade of Homes
Business compelled Puddy and I to travel to Atlanta this past week. Since it is under my 600 mile... Last Updated: December 20, 2005
Costa Rica: The Land of No Mortgage
One of my favorite pastimes is traveling with my lovely bride of almost 29 years. A couple of years ago we traveled to Costa... Last Updated: Nov 14, 2005
Certain Unalienable Rights
This month I paid almost $500, under protest, for two concealed weapons permits. The reason I paid under protest was... Last Updated: August 22, 2005
Honk If You Support Your Local Police
Several weeks ago, I wrote an article entitled "Thief Catchers". It was about the absence of policemen in 18th century... Last Updated: July 31, 2005
Escovito Lives!
When my older brother was in college he spent many of his summers in Rome. It started out as a summer study program the first few years... Last Updated: June 26, 2005
Thief Catchers
Back in 18th century London the law was generally enforced by individuals arresting criminals and "hauling" them before... Last Updated: June 20, 2005
The Company Store
Puddy and I struck out again this weekend in the "silver bullet" (our 19' Airstream travel trailer) for plantation country an... Last Updated: May 23, 2005
Held Captive by Our "Junk"!
Much has been written about our consumption of junk in our materialistic society. While I enjoy my "stuff" as much as the... Last Updated: April 11, 2005
More Stuff This Christmas
Years ago, I had the pleasure of hearing Don Aslett, lecturer and owner of Varsity Cleaners, give a talk about the clutter in our... Last Updated: December 15, 2003
Richard Feyman, Nuclear Physicist (and Safe Cracker)!
If you have been reading my previous articles, you know that my father was the part-owner of a local bank many years ago. On occasion, whenever I would accompany him to the bank... Last Updated: March 2003
