or appliance buyer beware of the fine print on the extended warranty plan being sold to you . . . or how BW became a little more self sufficient today. Freezing temperatures. No clothesline. Under those conditions, which appliance does NOT need to get broken? If you guessed clothes dryer, you guessed correctly. This would…
My first job as a roustabout for an oil production company was a great experience. Even though it ended abruptly, I never pursued justice but instead turned my focus to finding another job. Being single again, there was no second income to fall back on, and a J-O-B was what I needed F-A-S-T. Despite the…
No matter what else is going on in life, we still have to eat, right? And those of us who are married to men who can’t, don’t, or just plain won’t cook, still have to cook. And if you’re a mom, you must feed your children. Besides sleeping and paying taxes, whether married or single,…
Last month was a December for the record books — rainiest ever. The past three days and the weekend to come might be record-breaking cold days. And neither of those facts has contributed positively to the lifestyle of BW. Therefore, BW has almost nothing to write about and finds herself at such a loss that…
That is what we are. Not out of desire, but out of necessity. After years of writing about the Louisiana wetlands, speaking about them, taking people out to see them, advocating for them, and replanting them, I’ve finally reached the conclusion that the coast of Louisiana is not going to be restored to the 1950’s…
Here we have what I call a “half moon pie”. I’ve decided I like this shape better than the triangular ones. Inquiring minds, especially that of Deloutre Switch, want to know what the inside of this crust looks like. You want to see how much unlike a real pie crust it is. Some of you…