Random thoughts on BP’s oil spill
July 2010
• I wouldn’t think twice about eating a fish, crab, oyster or shrimp harvested from anywhere along Louisiana’s coast right now. The harmful elements of crude oil evaporate quickly. The substance that remains will kill vegetation and it can certainly make seafood taste bad, but you’d be disgusted by the flavor long before you got sick. Just to prove it to you, I’d be happy to eat all the fish, shrimp, crabs and oysters you care to drop off at the Sportsman office.
Senator thinks La. should get no oil cash
June 2010
“I have always found the thought of taking resources from the OCS ... and dedicating the revenue to just a handful of states to be unfair.”
— Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)
Don’t like bowfishing? Don’t do it
May 2010
Just a few years ago, Louisiana Sportsman published a feature story about a hunter whose technique of choice was taking really, really long shots at deer. He wasn’t just some schmuck who would melt the barrel of his semi-auto rifle in hopes that one of the smoking-hot chunks of lead would cross something vital in the deer’s chest cavity.
Let’s play the name game
February 2010
A southerner on a visit out West might walk into a restaurant, see Rocky Mountain Oysters on the menu and order them, thinking he’ll get something close to what they serve char-broiled at Drago’s.
Avoiding ethanol is easier than ever
January 2010
Last summer, I had to buy a new gas trimmer for my lawn. The one it replaced was only three years old, and it was in relatively good shape. I kept it stored in my shed, changed the spark plug every year and always made sure the gas-to-oil mixture was exactly right.
Dark days ahead for red snapper?
October 2009
“UPS and FedEx are doing just fine. ... It’s the Post Office that’s always having problems.”
— President Barack Obama, Aug. 11, 2009
No tag? Big problem
September 2009
When looking for parental role models, it’s probably not the best of ideas to ponder the philosophies of 1970s-era shock rockers on the subject.
Currents
August 2009
It is said that every black cloud has a silver lining.
More bad news for your boat?
June 2009
Something for all of us to keep in mind as our country skates down the steep sloap of socialism is that governments and businesses usually operate in exactly opposite ways.
Keep your hands off my PFD
May 2009
My children, who, to their great fortune, inherited most of the good traits of their mother and few of the undesirable ones of their father, have always gazed longingly at the privileges society grants adults. I suppose in that way, they are quite normal.
Could Red Classic end up in court?
February 2009
My 9-year-old son came home with one of those joke IQ tests. You know, the ones designed to reveal the fact that you’re a moron.
Currents
January 2009
Every holiday is great, but New Year’s Day is by far my least favorite.
For me, election hinges on two issues
November 2008
When I’m looking at candidates, trying to decide who should get my vote in any election, there are two things I examine that are more important to me than any others.
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