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"Who cares what kind of socks you wear to the doctor you might say? Well I do! Especially since it’s the only piece of clothing I get to keep on." These are the kind of experiences that men will never know nor understand.

There is now push back from several big retailers against opening their stores on Thanksgiving Day. What do you think about it?

After standing where the Berlin Wall once stood I learned a lot about how walls of brick and stone are easier to topple than walls made of prejudice and hate.

The holiday shopping season isn't officially underway, but the bad behavior of people in stores has already begun.

That being said, there are some trick-or-treaters that I simply can't stand. These are the candy beggars that give begging for candy a bad name

Ladies, it is a shared happening that when we are preparing for that first date, we get super nervous. What do you wear? Accessories? We all tend to freak out. In the end, we all want to make sure that we feel good in whatever we decide to wear.

The debate about debating can be very frustrating, especially for those of us that just want each candidate to tell us why they deserve our vote.

If you're moving a kid into a college dorm in the next couple of weeks, Here are some things you might want to consider. I just made the Lafayette to Atlanta run to take Jack, my son, back to Georgia Tech. Let's just say all those hours in the car will help you learn about your fellow family members.

Because I like you and I think we see eye to eye on a lot of things I thought I would drop in a few helpful hints on how to make this school year a great year for you and your kids.

I am a middle aged, fat, balding, left handed, not to smart, athletically challenged, fashion illiterate, white guy. I used to wet the bed when I was a kid, I guess you could call me a bed wetter but I'm not bothered by it.

Even if you don't give a rodents rear end about watching Ecuador play Italy just watch the pregame ceremonies. Watch the crowd when the national anthem for their country is played. Talk about a total national investment.

If you measure the holidays in dollars and cents the difference is a lot more than you might think. Fortunately most Dad's don't use money as a measuring stick, after all that money was probably lifted out of his wallet while he was taking a nap in front of the TV.

Wouldn't it be great if we could change "the rules" so we could all win? We already do that now in youth sports and we're raising a generation of certificate holding crybabies. Sometime your best effort just isn't good enough, it's called life and the connections of California Chrome need to be remember the name of another famous horse and be " Real Quiet".

You see it everyday on Facebook. Someone posts a story, an article, or an opinion and then gets hammered by the comments. Once upon a time we talked face to face with each other. We still had many meaningful disagreements, but at least we respected each other

Three short questions that will change your day, your mood and maybe your life. They have to be easy if Bruce can understand them.

The biggest threat Acadiana might encounter this next hurricane season could be sitting in the palm of your hand right now.

If there is a Heaven then there has got to be a Hell. I believe that here on Earth there are at least 5 things that would make Hell seem like a vacation. Give a quick look and see if these things infuriate you as much as they do me.

Did the Cajuns really play that poorly in the first half or was that part of a plan to keep you in the stands? If you think about it, it was a brilliant strategy and will give the Cajuns a huge mental boost heading into the Thursday night game with Troy.

Would you support moving Halloween celebrations from their traditional date of October 31 to the last Saturday before October 31st? It would sure make for better parties that night and less tired kids the following morning.

I am sitting on the cusp of another anniversary of a trip around the sun. Translation: I have birthday in a couple of days. One of these days I will be strong enough to tell you how I really feel about my birthday but that day is not today. Instead I will tell you how screwed up I really am and just how much that makes you and I so much alike.