Jim Brown – Time to Retire!

What’s the saying? All good things must come to an
end? We experience a number of “lasts.” In the secular
world, I recall The Last Picture Show, the Last of the Mohicans,
The Last Samurai. In the religious world, Christianity
says there are four last things: death,
judgment, heaven and hell. We give the dying
faithful last rites, and we recall the Last Supper.
Taverns have a last call – which Leonard Cohen
used metaphorically in his wonderful song
“Closing Time.” I hope my weekly columns
qualify as a special stop each week for those who
read this weekly publication. But this will be my
last time I’ll write.
I have been writing a weekly column for
newspapers across Louisiana since 2004. That’s
almost 1100 columns of my personal opinions,
commenting on state and national issues. Besides these
weekly ramblings, I’ve been able to tuck seven books into
my portfolio. I haven’t gained a lot in personal renumeration,
but I hope I have been able to continue receiving
my readers’ respect.