During the years I was in school there, the governor of Louisiana was one Edwin Edwards, who rivalled any politician of his day in both color and flamboyance. He served four non-consecutive terms in that office, basically two years in the governor’s mansion for every one year he was later in federal prison. Edwards had more than his pretty boy […]
During the years I was in school there, the governor of Louisiana was one Edwin Edwards, who rivalled any politician of his day in both color and flamboyance. He served four non-consecutive terms in that office, basically two years in the governor’s mansion for every one year he was later in federal prison. Edwards had more than his pretty boy […]
Back in the ‘60s and into the early ‘70s, Hollywood had a mad affair with punctuated movie titles. There were the musicals with exclamation points—Hello, Dolly!, Oliver!, and Star!—although many would say the movies themselves didn’t exactly live up to their title. Then there were the question mark movies, which usually featured an older actress whose career as well as […]
Some dogs have a talent for making people laugh. Joel has turned it into an art form. This two-year-old mixed breed is 33 pounds of charm, curiosity and nonstop tail wags. With his black-and-white coat, pointy ears and one perfectly placed black patch over his eye, Joel looks like he showed up wearing his own signature look. Add in his […]
It was clear to me before I confirmed it on the handy-dandy internet that whoever wrote the line “Summertime, and the livin’ is easy” never lived in Texas. Sure enough, DeBose Heyward was born and lived much of his life in Charleston, South Carolina. I’ve been to Charleston in the summertime, and the livin’ aIn’t easy there that time of […]
He might not rush over the moment you walk in. He might hang back just a little, those dark soulful eyes watching you carefully, those pointed ears tuned in, that beautiful light tan coat with its crisp white accents making Darwin look like the most handsome, most thoughtful dog in the room. And that is exactly what he is. Meet […]
Vocabulary is a rather beautiful thing. I don’t mean a collection of words but the actual polysyllabic word. Polysyllabic itself is a rather beautiful thing in much the same way. English is full of words like these. From A to Z, our language gives us everything from archaeological and anthropological on over to zoological and zoographical. There are more of […]
Most everyone has a favorite Christmas movie, and I am no exception. But Home Alone and Elf do not do it for me. For decades, we usher in the season with something less traditional but certainly full of more biting wit. The Lion in Winter is, at its heart, just another movie about the children coming home for Christmas, along with the next-door neighbor attending as well with his half-sister. Except in this case, Daddy is Henry II of England, Mother […]
Some dogs make an entrance. Sophia Lulu makes you exhale. At nearly 11 years old, this sweet Terrier/Pit Bull mix has traded puppy chaos for something even better: quiet companionship, unwavering loyalty, and the kind of love that asks for very little but gives back everything. Sophia Lulu has soulful eyes, a sugar-dusted muzzle, and a gentle presence that instantly […]
Sometimes an aging English major will trip and fall down a rabbit hole, sometimes with Alice and sometimes on one’s own. I’ve been groping around for about a week now in one that was not of Lewis Carroll but rather George Orwell. Orwell is one of the few writers whose name has been adapted into an adjective. Just as we […]
Life’s a little sweeter with Cake around. Meet Cake, a two-year-old, 45-pound sweetheart with bright eyes, a happy grin and a personality that’s every bit as delightful as her name. Named after the lovable Adventure Time character, Cake is curious, playful and always ready to turn an ordinary day into something worth smiling about. She approaches the world like every […]
