Category Archives: television

Neon Noon

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Laura Alford, PhD

Spring is here! This past weekend was probably the most beautiful weekend we’ll have in South LA for a while (maybe mid-October). Highs in the 70s, low humidity. Perfection…if you’re not allergic to pollen. I followed the allergist’s recommendation to … Continue reading →

Posted in Louisiana, television, Writing | Tagged Baton Rouge, Bob Hope, bodice rippers, Bridgerton, brighter, Brooks & Dunn, comedy, Kacey Musgraves, lighter, neon moon, neon noon, oak pollen, romance genre, Romance Writers of America, RWA, South Louisiana, The Lost City, the pollening, USO Tour | Leave a comment

Random Shuffle

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Laura Alford, PhD

There are nearly 2 weeks worth of songs on my iTunes. When I start my car, Bluetooth magically starts a random shuffle of all songs. Some mornings I’m treated to Bing Crosby‘s White Christmas, PitBull’s Fireball Gordon Lightfoot’s Sundown, Prince’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, family, music, Navy, Politics, television, Writing | Tagged 1999, beer for my horses, bigger picture, Bing Crosby, blessings, circus, Fireball, Gold Digger, Gordon Lightfoot, greater good, Kanye West, lesser evil, Mary Gauthier, military service, Naval Postgraduate School, PitBull, Prince, radio goddess, Rifles and Rosary Beads, Soldiering On, Sundown, Toby Keith, White Christmas | Comments Off

Badges

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Laura Alford, PhD

Badges are nifty. Tonight I earned the coveted “my mom is an idiot” badge. SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t already seen the new STAR WARS movie, ROGUE ONE, don’t go.* Apparently, I am the last person on earth to find … Continue reading →

Posted in accounting, Children, Education, gumbo, Louisiana, television | Tagged 2000 and late, 2008, abnormal accruals, baloney, black eyed peas, boom boom pow, debits, DeSoto Parish, discretionary revenues, don't look Ethel, idiots, ignorance, monopoly money, mother of the year, positive accounting theory, Ray stephens, rogue one, Roux, socks, speed trap, spoilers, star wars, that Grand Bayou exit though, the streak | Leave a comment

Helm’s Deep

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Laura Alford, PhD

You’re supposed to write what you like to read. And for the most part, I do. But, I have a confession to make. Even in books I like to read, I skimp (skim/skip) some parts. One of those sections is … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Dumbasses, television | Tagged action scenes, Batman and Robin, Charles Shultz, elves, Frodo, Helm's Deep, leviathan, Lord of the Rings, mankind, orucii, Snoopy, vampires, werewolves | 2 Comments

Natural Logs

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Laura Alford, PhD

Star Date: Today. Captain’s Log: Woke up with an achy elbow. Didn’t do diddly yesterday, so this must be a sleep injury. Another thing to add to the list of things nobody warned me about: Resting peacefully is dangerous to … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken truck, technology, television | Tagged Captain Kirk, cowbell, Dr. Spock, e, gravity, Ln, magic, monty python, Natural Log, punch and Judy, Star Trek | Leave a comment

Technicolor Dreams

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Laura Alford, PhD

I’ve heard there are people who don’t remember their dreams. Maybe these are the same people without air-conditioning? I don’t know these people. When I was a kid in the 70s, I had nightmares about the inevitable nuclear holocaust. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, End of the World, television | Tagged 1984, 20/200 vision, Afrin, Apocalypse, Catching Fire, color, dreams, Duel to the Death, george orwell, nasal spray, Running Man, smellovision, The Governator, The Hunger Games, the lord of the flies | Leave a comment

Roadkill

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Laura Alford, PhD

If you didn’t get to wear a party hat this weekend, then I am sad for you. Friday, May the Fourth Be With You, provided the best opportunity outside of October to break out those Star Wars costumes. No surprise … Continue reading →

Posted in Camaro, cooking, family, Generation Gap, Louisiana, television | Tagged Cinco de Mayo, Conrad Cathey, cooking, emeril lagasse, Facebook, John Folse, Kentucky Derby, marketing, parents, rattlesnakes, rednecks, Snakes, super moon, Talledega | 2 Comments

Outside the Box

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Laura Alford, PhD

As I sat on the sofa consuming copious quantities of real cheese-flavored snack crackers and watching the 2nd quarter of the Denver Broncos game, I pondered the great mysteries of life. Does Timmy ever get to eat an entire big, … Continue reading →

Posted in chocolate, football, healthcare reform, Sports, television, Uncategorized | Tagged airport, Alabama, BCS, broccoli, Broncos, brownies, brussel sprouts, calories, cheese, chocolate, clock hands, daylight savings time, Denver, dictator, Free World, health food, LSU Tigers, Michael Phelps, money, MSY, munchies, New Orleans, North Dakota, presidential ambitions, rain, snacks, Tim Tebow, Timmy | 1 Comment

Improbable Drives

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Laura Alford, PhD

Several years ago Greta Van Sustern gave the keynote address at the Ruston Peach Festival. She started a funny story about her trip to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina with the question: “Does everybody in Louisiana know each other?” We all laughed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Census Bureau, football, Louisiana, LSU, Statistics, television, Uncategorized | Tagged Census Bureau, Drives, family, Greta Van Sustern, Improbabilty, Louisiana, LSU football, physics, quarks, Ruston, Statistics, Stuckeys, subatomic, The Hat, Transylvania | 7 Comments

Late Night with Laura

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Laura Alford, PhD

Don’t you just hate it when you wake up early or can’t go to sleep because you have the most fantastic, fabulous idea and it won’t leave your brain? No need to get up and write it down because it … Continue reading →

Posted in football, Sports, television, Uncategorized | Tagged BCS formula, Eucharist, football, LSU football, Martin Luther, mass, mystery, Oklahoma State, Religion, Sugar Bowl, transubstantiation | Leave a comment