-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Pat Maher on The Origin of the Word Geaux
- julie allan on I’m a Cat Guy Now!
- Marge Blake on I Can’t Explain It But I Will Try!
- Michael Schofield on Where is Atticus Finch When You Need Him?
- Michael Schofield on Pilgrimages: Coming of Age
Archives
- November 2019
- April 2017
- March 2017
- January 2017
- March 2015
- April 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- February 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
Categories
Meta
Category Archives: Uncategorized
I’ll Pick You Up After I Get Through Customs!
I have a good buddy of mine that suggested I write about how much technology has become a part of our lives. In the text he sent me he reminisced about how he remembered free television, with only three channels, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
1 Comment
Golf!!!!
I have played golf off and on for a lot of years. I mostly play with friends or charity events and have never played a round in my entire life where I always hit my own ball. I don’t know … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Let Me Tell You About A Real Super Hero!
Unless you are under a rock you can’t help but notice the emergence of super heroes in our entertainment culture. They are found in comic books, graphic novels, television shows, and in particular movies. This summer alone the Avengers, Batman, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
1 Comment
The Quest for Old Style!
I like to drink a beer now and again. My dad grew up in Wisconsin, where drinking beer is a big part of the social dynamic. Many of my uncle’s had beer on tap in their basements and my father … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
1 Comment
I Can’t Explain It But I Will Try!
Your employer comes to you and wants you to relocate. The city they want you to move to has a high crime rate with many of those crimes being murders. The public school system is perceived by many to be … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
7 Comments
This Post is Trivial!
Last night my wife I and participated in a trivia night that was a fund raiser for the local Catholic high school I coach at. Like most fundraisers they had food, door prizes, and some adult beverages. Being new to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
The Original M.C.
Forty one years ago today my father,Merrill Charles Wautlet, died at the age of forty-five. We were living in Ratingen, Germany just outside of Dusseldorf. My dad was working for Kaiser Aluminum and we had only been in Germany four … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
3 Comments
The Origin of the Word Geaux
In 1977 my high school, Metairie Park Country Day, played their way into the Louisiana State High School Basketball Championships, known informally then as the Top 20. At that time there were actually twenty four teams competing in Classes AAAA, AAA, AA, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
1 Comment
Bank Tales!!
I began my banking career in 1983 after a two year stint as a teacher and a coach. While I had a college degree I still started at the bottom, first as a batch clerk, then a statement clerk, and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
1 Comment
If I Am Your Coach…..
Before I became a banker I was a basketball coach. I was 19 years old and I coached an 8th grade team at Southfield School in Shreveport, Louisiana. We went 12-0 in league play and 18-3 overall. For the next … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment