Diamonds, Discovery and Déjà vu
After a mid-morning flight from Kansas City to Dallas-Fort Worth and a brief business interaction at a rental car kiosk, … Continue reading Diamonds, Discovery and Déjà vu
Category: Back to the Bayou
Humble Beginnings, Generational Impact: The Felterman Family and the Shaping of a Small Town in South Louisiana
The men who cut logs in the swamp were called swampers. In the 1920’s, swampers created small towns where none existed, temporarily altering the swampy landscape with their machinery, tools, steam winches, logging locomotives, pirogues and steamboats. Continue reading Humble Beginnings, Generational Impact: The Felterman Family and the Shaping of a Small Town in South Louisiana
Blackberries & Baseball
It was early May in South Louisiana; the oppressive heat and humidity of summer was still a few weeks away … Continue reading Blackberries & Baseball
The Spirit of Patterson
High above the west bank of the Missouri River in Atchison, Kansas, I strolled slowly down the red brick street, … Continue reading The Spirit of Patterson
You Want it When?
In September of 1981, at the beginning of my senior year in high school, my parents moved forty miles southeast … Continue reading You Want it When?
Things High School Seniors Do
As the summer heat and humidity wilts flowers, turns green grass to brown, I find myself needing to get out … Continue reading Things High School Seniors Do
1976
I recall 6th grade being a tumultuous time for me emotionally. It was an awkward time just being a kid, … Continue reading 1976
Boys, Here’s Poydras Street
A quick pass at the foul line from Cleveland’s Mike Mitchell over to a racing Foots Walker. Walker drives down … Continue reading Boys, Here’s Poydras Street
Pinball Wizard Wannabe
There was a time in my childhood when pinball machines were a mystical game, found only in the back rooms … Continue reading Pinball Wizard Wannabe
A Screwball and a Gayla Bat Kite
“If I could go back in time, I would ride my Fuji bike to the Patterson Pantry, buy a Gayla … Continue reading A Screwball and a Gayla Bat Kite
Pinball & Preachers 