Columns & Opinions

I saw last week in this publication that the Committee of 100 (C100) is planning a $100,000 ad campaign to raise awareness of the I-49 issue. I have one small correction to make: The Record of Decision (ROD) cannot happen until the first quarter of 2022. Unless something changes.

Snow in Louisiana. What? Something else to add to the list. Bigger and greater than anything. Forget about CO- VID and unrest. Louisiana saw snow! What’s better than snow in Louisiana?

We moved recently from one house to another. Like all sensible people, I tackled the most important move-in chore first. I set up the bird feeders.

How many believed that age-old adage, “Politics has its strange bedfellows”? Do you believe such strange bedfellows exist today? Now, I guess it would be appropriate to define “strange bedfellows.” Google defines “strange bedfellows” as a peculiar alliance or combination of people sharing the same job but having very different views of the same job.

Have you ever heard the saying “Don’t be a silly goose?” I remember hearing that a time or two growing up; it was a cute way of saying “you’re being foolish, you need to consider changing your behavior.” If you know anything about geese, however, you might realize they are anything but “silly,” and they know how to get the job done efficiently and compassionately. Perhaps we could all benefit from being a little more “goose-like” these days.

Most politicos are NOT optimistic on passage by the voters.

As a rule I do not eat at fast-food establishments. Mainly because I worked at one in high school, and I have mixed feelings about anyone eating anything I made when I was a teenager. Also because, as an adult, I have met many teenagers, and there have been some who appear to have an aversion to cleanliness, and, well, anyway, I seldom eat fast food.

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