Commentary

Jog your memory and think back through the years at some of the old terms we used to use. First, let’s talk about automobiles. What about the term “fender skirts” and what about “suicide knob” or “neckers knob”, which was the ball on the steering wheel. They also came out with “continental kits” which were rear bumper extenders and spare tire covers that were supposed to make our car look as cool as a Lincoln Continental. There was a term “emergency brakes” but latter on they were called “parking brakes”. Many today do not even know what a clutch is or that the dimmer switch used to be on the floor. Some of you may even remember the starter being on the floor, too. What about the time we had “running boards” and we could jump on the side of a car and ride it up Front Street.

There’s nothing like sitting on a balcony…especially if that balcony is connected to your room on a ship. When booking our early autumn cruise on Carnival’s Conquest, hubby-dear decided that it was time to get a room with a real view. He booked a balcony room and then told me.

We all complain many times that many of our politicians’ decisions are selfserving. Two illustrations are out there right now that affect both our congress and our legislature in Louisiana. Louisiana U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R., has been unsuccessful in getting a special exemption lifted for lawmakers in regards to Obama Care. They don’t have to play under the same program or rules as ordinary taxpayers and voted it down in Congress. He plans to keep fighting to bring it up again. Louisiana’s other senator, Mary Landrieu, and Harry Reid want to keep this exemption for lawmakers and voted against it.