With political unrest festering acrossthe world, it may be difficult to eventhink about finding fun things to do.Nasty stuff is going on that is causingus to focus on just keeping ourheads above water and doingour best not to let negatives takeover. It’s time to think about relaxingand calming activities,things like hunting and fishing.Deer season is going fullswing in Louisiana and …

The mornings are brisk and the leavesare changing. Fall is here and a wonderfulseason is being ushered in. No, not Thanksgivingbut Christmas. In the past I had beenquite critical about the marketingpractices that brought Christmasto the shelves of the retail giants assoon as Halloween candy had beenpassed out. Truth is, the Christmasseason historically has begun. Thethought that Mary and Joseph …

Here’s my question to you in this week’scolumn. Do you feel lucky? Not the luck youwould want if you were confronted by DirtyHarry. Remember Clint Eastwood’s words:“You’ve got to ask yourself one question:“Do I feel lucky? Well do youpunk?’ ” No I mean positive “feelgood luck” of decent things happeningto you.I’m more of a live and let live kindof guy. …