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An interview with Gordon Gekko. JWJ: Gordon,..May I call you Gordon? GG: Yeah, man, but right now, you have to be quiet for a second. There's a bug over there, and I'm starved. Gordon takes care of the bug. He nods as he swallows. I continue. JWJ: I guess that establishes the fact that you eat bugs. GG: Hell yeah, That's why your breed likes me so much. That and the fact that I'm so damn cute. I gotta tell you, the spokeslizard for the insurance company raise our profile into the Dinosaur realm with little kids. JWJ: I have to be honest with you. I see a few lizards out here, and it's hard for me to tell one from another. GG: Yeah, we get that a lot. I have to remind you that white people have that problem with many animals, even your own kind. JWJ: True enough. My research tells me that you are a South Carolina Anole. GG: I've heard that, but let's face it, man. Those are your names. My people didn't campaign for it any more than I...

T he Name of My Companion Lizard is... I happy to announce that a suggestion from Cathy Miller, a unintentional second by Michelle Mooney and approval from my Granddaughter, Devon, to name my deck companion lizard, Gordon, has settled the matter. As far as I'm concerned. He is Gordon the Gecko, formally known as the Lizard on Jeff's Deck. You will be occasionally hearing from Gordon in this blog as soon as we get his contract worked out. Negotiations are in progress and agreement is expected any day now. Frost on the Bamboo You might have noticed, I posted an article on FaceBook warning residents in SE Louisiana of a frost warning. The warning period is narrowed down to the possibility of temperatures below freezing for four hours on Monday morning. The high temperature for Monday will be in the high fifties low sixties. I can hear you laughing Wisconsin. And you're right, I won't even bother to bring in the garden hose or worry about low lying vegetation. In fac...

What's the weather outside like? It's fall in SE Louisiana. That means we need another blanket at night to sleep comfortably. Temps are getting down into the low fifties at night, high sixties and seventies in the day. So soups, beef stew, meatloaf with mashed potatoes, and, if you're going to be a SE Louisiananian, red beans, and rice are all comfort foods that suddenly sound good. Making heat in the kitchen is not a huge sin anymore. And there is where we find me, my loyal blog readers. I'm still trying to bake "The Loaf of Bread," and I'm so close. The reason I'm getting close is a beginning to understand what I've done wrong when I fail. Dough to wet. Dough to dry. Too much kneading. Not enough yeast. More time in the oven. Make adjustments in the baking temperature based on the realization that the temperature of our oven is not correct. DO NOT USE A BREAD MACHINE. Be careful of using a hand mixer. After all, is said and done, maybe just...

Football the way God intended it to be played. On Television It is, in Louisiana, the High Holiday of the year, LSU v Alabama. My friend, Danny came over to our place Saturday about 4:00pm.to watch the game. Our respective spouse, either out of sense of not wanting to witness such silly behaviour or just a need to bond with other sensible human beings not addicted to a football game, left town. The Badgers had taken care of business,  (We didn't get the game) . Notre Dame had wupped Pittsburgh.  (Danny and I are both fans. Long story in both cases.) We watched Arkansa beat Ole Miss.  (You have to see the overtime replay if you missed it. Yeah, I know. The hated one Bielsma (?) won.) We ate Johnsonville Brats. Drank NA Beer And then the slide from the top of mountain called Hope began. By the end of the third quarter, Danny went home. Alabama didn't just beat LSU  (LSU fans represent the second most popular religion, losing out only to Christianity). ...

This is LSU week. This week is the runup (pun Intended) to the LSU - Alabama Game. Two things you have to know about this game besides the fact that it is a intense historical interleague rivalry. Nike Sabin, the highly successful coach of Alabama, used to be the Coach at LSU. Think of Green Bay Packer coach, Mike McCarthy, coaching the Vikings. Not only do LSU fans consider Sabin a traitor for leaving LSU, but going to Alabama is unforgivable. Second, LSU undoubtedly has the premier running back in college football, Leonard Fournette. Not only is Fournette capable, (He typically runs for more yards than a suburban home development in any game he plays.) but he is from New Orleans. Fournette is on his way to becoming a Heisman trophy winner and, if local fans have their way, a member of the New Orleans Saints. I know Wisconsin Badger fans are intense, but I have to tell you these LSU people need to think about 12 step treatment programs.  FYI: Next year Wisconsin will play L...