Category Archives: Societal/Cultural

News of Cuban anti-government protests have been entering our view these past couple of weeks. Beginning on July 11, Cubans have been taking to the calles to express their anger at the government for causing food and medicine shortages. The government has responded as logically as any Communist government could.                 Communist governments are notContinue reading “Cuba Libre”

                Sweet, sweet summer time. Nothing beats our wonderful permanent sauna outdoors. Mother Nature is alternately trying to wash us off the map and dry us of. The kids are out of school and wreaking havoc at Red’s. The entire population will be relocating briefly to Destin or Orange Beach. Not much is changing, butContinue reading “Mind Your Own Business”

               Freedom is such a beautiful thing. We are blessed to be in a country where we can exercise our freedom through work and leisure (and mixing them in whichever proportions we would like). And while we all like to speak on how much we enjoy and appreciate our freedoms, I think it is stillContinue reading “A Note on Marxism, or Why America’s System is Better”

                “Nothing bound us to the firm but what had enticed many of us to apply: money and a strange belief that no other jobs in the world were worth doing.”                 -Michael Lewis, “Liar’s Poker”                 Quite an interesting quote, I would say. It brings to my mind the mindset many of my peersContinue reading “One Side of a Coin”

                This year’s election cycle really hit the same note as the rest of 2020. It was quite the clown show. It’s been weird, annoying, malicious, confusing, and (like the rest of this year) did its best to bring out the worst in some people. It was an interesting chapter for many of us watchingContinue reading “An Election Reflection”

                Who here remembers the 2016 election? I think it would be hard to find anyone of voting age who could not recall. I think we have seen many similarities between 2016 and 2020 so far. One thing has changed, and it strikes me as odd. The closest we came to was that public relationsContinue reading “An Identity Crisis: Who Am I Speaking For?”

                Our dear Aunt Jemima has departed us recently. She ceased to exist in print, and with her she took the Land O Lakes Native American woman, Uncle Ben, and the Washington Redskins. These poor victims of militant “Progressives” have given us many things, including full stomachs and entertainment, but they will leave us withContinue reading “Remembering Aunt Jemima: A Eulogy”

                Where can we find the incessant flow of information, with varying degrees of truthfulness, without turning on the TV to a news channel? I think the answer is very easy: social media. I’ve brought up this point before, in a similar manner, but through the course of COVID-19 my thinking has been stronger andContinue reading “The Subtle Art of Making Ourselves Crazy”

                In a world of uncertainty, where people simultaneously are losing work as others pick up, we have found ourselves in a unique situation to broaden horizons and better ourselves. Stay-At-Home orders are a dime a dozen throughout our country, and the end may or may not yet be in sight. That could lead usContinue reading “Finding Non-Essential Silver Linings”

As all current and former residents of Louisiana and parts of the Gulf Coast know, February means one thing: Mardi Gras. I’m partial to the traditional celebrations in small communities such as Church Point and Mamou, but everyone has their favorites. I am not gonna try to convince you that my favorites are better thanContinue reading “Life and Death of a People”