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The Generation Gap
By Justin Morris It’s 6 am, and in any given city in America, the airwaves are all a flutter with those duo-based morning shows that are all peppy, upbeat, zany or whatever variation on the format that program directors, hosts and producers think will keep people tuned in while keeping them awake during their »
Matriarch
Tis the time of year that much fuss is made over a jolly, fat man who says ho-ho-ho and knocks his job out in one night a year. The real hero of the holiday season, the unheralded hero, may well be…your grandmother. Blessed Are The Peacemakers Of Families Years ago I read a scientific »
Biking In The Lake Area
By Danny Garrett I had drop handlebars rigged onto my royal blue bike. Before, they were standard flat handlebars: trite and unimaginative; symbols of mediocrity. Everything else about my Retrospec bike was perfect. A capable mechanic had hand-built the bike’s fork and tig-welded steel frame. It had Kenda Kwest tires. Built for minimum resistance, the »
Dare To Speak Freely
What would happen if every current or former athlete, head coach, general manager and commissioner were given the most potent truth serum known to man for just one day. Imagine how cool that would be for the ever-probing sports media and curious fans alike? We, as a law-abiding nation (excluding the city of New »
Matt Bell’s Meteoric Rise To CrossFit Greatness
By Danny Garrett Born to Run, written by Christopher McDougall, is one of my favorite books. McDougall tells the story of the Tarahumara, a reclusive group of indigenous peoples from the Mexican Copper Canyons. What makes the Tarahumara special is their amazing ability to run hundreds of miles without rest, regardless of age. Running »
G.O.A.T.
This acronym may be somewhat new, but the question of who is the Greatest of All Time has been at the center of nearly every sports debate or argument for decades. It was never more so than in the first half of 2017, and for very good reasons. The great G.O.A.T. debate resumed and »
DEFCON 1
With a single-mindedness and an unwavering mission, Sean Payton and Mickey Loomis attacked the NFL Draft with the sole purpose of upgrading a defense that in no uncertain terms has kept the New Orleans Saints out of the play-offs the last three years. You know the story by now. The Saints’ anemic defense could »
Thanks For The Memories
This is as good a time as any, so let’s get on with it. Most avid hunters are currently in recovery and hunting season is but a memory. Spring fishing is about to get hot, as the last of the Arctic cool fronts have just about petered out. It’s an opportune time to review »
SWLA Bar Guide
121 ARTISAN BISTRO 121 Artisan Bistro has no fewer than six signature drinks: — Satsuma Martini (with Bayou Spiced Rum and Bayou Satsuma Rum, simple syrup, fresh orange juice, cinnamon and a sugar-rimmed glass), — Aldovina Martini (Bombay Sapphire Gin, Disaronno, pomegranate juice, fresh lemon juice, Sparkling Grandin Cuvee, fresh basil), — Bigg’s Margarita »
Red Birds And Hairy Tortoises
The Unique Stained Glass Creations Of Ann E. Wehner By Brad Goins A while back, the husband of local author Eloise Hunter Huber asked local artist Ann E. Wehner if she’d be interested in creating a stained glass image of the cover of his wife’s children’s book The Tortoise and His Hair. He intended to »
