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“My Yesterdays” are true stories -- my true stories. Most of them are humorous but some are deeply moving. The second category, “For Your Consideration,” will highlight interesting items that will have people at the office water cooler talking about something other than politics and football. My third category, “Ruminations,” will introduce original ideas and theories.

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The Epiphany of Grace Playlist

June 13, 2020 By David Pierson

To get you ready for the July 12th release of The Epiphany of Grace, a playlist of heartfelt songs, inspired by Grace Hymel, is available now on Spotify.Song ListBorn To Lose by Ray CharlesAm I Losing You by Jim ReevesLeavin' On Your Mind by Patsy ClineI Have But One Heart by Al Martino, Carlo

BP Podcast S02 EP33: New Year's Day Used to Be March 25th

BP Podcast S02 EP33: New Year’s Day Used to Be March 25th

December 31, 2019 By David Pierson

Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP33: New Year's Day Used to Be March 25th If you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! Did you know that before 1752 New Year's Day in England and its colonies was March 25th, not January 1st? It's true.When England finally converted from the Julian calendar

BP Podcast S02 EP32: Who Dat

BP Podcast S02 EP32: Who Dat

December 19, 2019 By David Pierson

Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP32: Who DatIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! Did you know the phrase “Who Dat” was first used by Herman Melville in his 1851 novel “Moby-Dick?” It's true.The phrase became the cheer for rabid Saints fans when their beloved pro football franchise,

BP Podcast S02 EP31: I Play Center Linebacker

BP Podcast S02 EP31: I Play Center Linebacker

December 17, 2019 By David Pierson

Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP31: I Play Center LinebackerIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! When I was twelve, we moved from California to Louisiana.In California, I played baseball. I lived baseball. But in Louisiana there was no baseball. Only football.It was August, the

BP Podcast S02 EP30: I step off the top of a football stadium

BP Podcast S02 EP30: I step off the top of a football stadium

December 12, 2019 By David Pierson

Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP30: I step off the top of a football stadiumIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! When I walk, my head is down, and I scour the ground for nickels, dimes and quarters. It’s a poor boy habit I developed when I was twelve, but that tendency to look down

BP Podcast S02 EP29: Jesus lied

BP Podcast S02 EP29: Jesus Lied

December 7, 2019 By David Pierson

Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP29: Jesus LiedIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! With my title -- “Jesus Lied” -- many Christians will probably presume this is yet another attack on their religious beliefs, while non-Christians will think this affirms what they already believe --

BP Podcast S02 EP28: The Curse of the Frog

BP Podcast S02 EP28: The Curse of the Frog

December 5, 2019 By David Pierson

Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP28: The Curse of the FrogIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! When I was in high school, I knew a boy who went by the nickname “Bwana” because he loved outdoor critters. He used to keep a pet snake, and every morning some of us boys would watch when it

BP Podcast S02 EP27: Money Games: How to Force the NFL to Play Their Stars

BP Podcast S02 EP27: Money Games: How to Force the NFL to Play Their Stars

December 3, 2019 By David Pierson

Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP27: Money Games: How to Force the NFL to Play Their StarsIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! When a company tries to sell at full price, a diluted version of its own product customers tend to react strongly. Sometimes even petitioning their elected

BP Podcast S02 EP26: A Confession: My role in last century’s tulipomania

BP Podcast S02 EP26: A Confession: My role in last century’s tulipomania

November 28, 2019 By David Pierson

Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP26: A Confession: My role in last century’s tulipomania If you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! This is, I guess, a confession of sorts about the role I played in last century’s video game fad. The years in question were 1978-1981.Everyone today still

BP Podcast S02 EP25: The roll of the dice

BP Podcast S02 EP25: The roll of the dice

November 26, 2019 By David Pierson

Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP25: The roll of the diceIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! Did you know it was Galileo (1564-1642) who first figured out the percentages for each roll of the dice?It’s true.Even though six-sided dice go far back in human history and there were countless

BP Podcast S02 EP24: The Tattle Tail Priest

BP Podcast S02 EP24: The Tattle Tail Priest

November 21, 2019 By David Pierson

Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP24: The Tattle Tail PriestIf you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! Bleach. The smell of bleach and pine. A lot of what I do in the classroom, when it's not grammar, when it's not composition, is intuitive. For instance, when it's literature we're covering,

BP Podcast S02 EP23: I Have to Teach Kids How to Play

BP Podcast S02 EP23: I Have to Teach Kids How to Play

November 19, 2019 By David Pierson

Bayou-Picayune Podcast, S02 EP23: I Have to Teach Kids How to Play If you enjoy the show, please review it on iTunes! People spend most of their waking moments staring at their boxes. That is, their TV's, and when they venture forth, they fixed their eyes and even smaller rectangular boxes. Their

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