http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpDubois An American Press blog Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:58:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BATON ROUGE -- So, you're on the phone with someone, and that person is giving you a phone number. Maybe it's the person's cell number, or the number of a friend. Maybe it's the What Kind of Hair Day is Mel Kiper Jr. Having hotline. Maybe it's the number to hear ... http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpDubois/?p=280 BATON ROUGE -- I'm tardy in posting this, so I apologize. I can't even remember what reminded me of it, but that's not important. Recently I heard someone of note in the public eye doing a rundown on the radio of some interesting facts about the University of Alabama. The person ... http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpDubois/?p=277 BATON ROUGE -- Fourteen months after leaving the world of daily newspaper work to free-lance and pursue other options, I'm back on a regular schedule. This week I became associate editor of Tiger Rag, a magazine (with companion Web site) that covers LSU sports. I don't plan to stop visiting with ... http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpDubois/?p=274 That was my reward for leaving the house early yesterday: a breathtaking view of the moon fairly high in an already blue morning sky. I wish I had the photographic skills to be able to show it to you. Maybe if you're up early today, we'll both get to see a ... http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpDubois/?p=272 BATON ROUGE -- Were you early for church today? Does something just not seem right? Check the time on your cell phone and compare it with the time on watches, computers, car radios and such. Chances are, the early time is the correct one. Standard time returned at 2 a.m. Fall back, remember? If ... http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpDubois/?p=269 I don't even know what to say: This watch is on sale. On sale. <---click there and exercise your eyebrows. http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpDubois/?p=263 BATON ROUGE -- So, I decided to have a virtual garage sale, with Craigslist the liaison between me and my customers. Oy. This morning I watched as 60something spam e-mails popped into my in-box within seconds. Once the spambots were done with their special brand of evil, I had to go ... http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpDubois/?p=254 BATON ROUGE -- You know where I'm going with that headline. It's not where the song's lyrics go. Like all long-suffering fans of the New Orleans franchise in the NFL, I'm waiting for something to go wrong. Oh, when the Saints come crashing down to Earth. So, that's why I haven't changed ... http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpDubois/?p=248 BATON ROUGE -- Not long ago I was in Lake Charles doing research at the library, looking at old copies of the American Press on microfilm. One of the most enjoyable aspects of such research is seeing ads, the prices of goods and services many years ago, and the way ... http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpDubois/?p=237 BATON ROUGE -- LSU will ceremoniously retire the No. 37 jersey of Tommy Casanova, the only three-time All-America football player in the school's history, Saturday in Tiger Stadium. Casanova's jersey was retired in May, as you will see if you click on this link, but away from any crowds and fanfare. ... http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpDubois/?p=233