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REVISITING AN OLD FRIEND: HBO NOW
I’m a cable subscriber. We’ve been paying for cable as long as I can remember; and, being a child born in the 70’s, I’ve lived most of my life with cable TV. As a
Read More »PRESIDENTIAL RACE: MY CRYSTAL BALL
The 2016 presidential election is 18 months away, yet candidates are already throwing their hats into the ring. At this point, prognostication about who the nominees will be is pure speculation: there are simply
Read More »DA POLITICIANS LISTENED
Back in the 1930s, dar wuz an old Cajun state senator by the name of Cravat Rouge (red tie), who wuz known az de boss uf kickbacks in de Legislature. Now, dat wuz sumptin’
Read More »A BREWER’S PLATE
A Brewer’s Plate will take place on Saturday, May 16 at 6 pm at the Cash and Carry building in downtown Lake Charles. This is the main fundraising event for the St. Nicholas Center
Read More »IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT
Ion Productions of Cincinnati is eager to sell “the world’s first commercially available hand-held flamethrower.” It’s the XM42, which shoots 25-foot flames and costs around $800. Ion touted the device’s uses, saying it was
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