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Our own JayCee was featured on KATC TV3's "Spirit of Acadiana" this morning, as Scott Brazda congratulated him on his recent "Volunteer of the Year" award.

JayCee is the one of kindest and most humble gentlemen you will ever meet if you have the pleasure of doing so. He doesn't accept accolades very well, but he is so deserving in so many ways.

I woke up this morning to read several Facebook messages thanking service members and prior service members for their time spent defending our country.  While we appreciate the thanks (and the thought), I wanted to remind you why we celebrate Memorial Day.

The show must go on. I've heard it said hundreds (if not thousands) of times: during and after Katrina and Rita; after the Twin Towers fell; after Sandy Hook; after Mickey Shunick; after the death of my mother; and, now, after the Boston Marathon bombings.

Who needs Waldo? We have JayCee! Click through for a bigger image.

I just got back from a trip to visit Shannon (we decided to meet in Albuquerque), and we had a great trip!  We rented a Jeep and headed to the mountains.

Shannon and I just returned from our annual cruise on Cayamo, a singer-songwriter cruise that sails on NCL out of Miami, and we wanted to share our experience with you!

Here's an update to my beard's story: Thanks to you, my beard is, as of this posting, #4 ON THE LIST!!!!  Thank for going to the BeardRank website and clicking on the heart on my picture!!

Lafayette was treated to this year's debut of "The Fat Man" yesterday as the Sonic Christmas Parade rolled through downtown Lafayette.

Did you know that you can open up those little sample cups that McDonald's uses for ketchup? I distinctly remember how I found out about the "sample" cups that open up to the size of a small saucer:  we used to put them into our cupped hand, circled by our thumb and forefinger...

The 7th Annual 'jeep jaunt' is coming up on October 28th to raise money for the American Lung Association, and the Annual 'jeep jaunt' JAM is the registration kick-off party, which will be held at Sterling Jeep on I-49 in Opelousas!

Come get registered at Sterling Hyundai, 5001 Johnston Street in Lafayette, to win a pair of American Idol Tour 2012 tickets!

Come to Hampton today to take advantage of Truck Month!  I will be here until 6pm; they will be here until they make you that deal!! Come by 6191 Johnston, or call Hampton Toyota at 337 984 5010      

You've heard me talking for the last 2 weeks about how I have been raiding CJ's office to find CDs to give away, and yesterday, I hit the jackpot!!

I know that Father's Day isn't until tomorrow, but I got a head-start on the meal that we are preparing for my dad:  smoked ribs! My mom and dad had 8 kids (2 girls, 6 boys), so that makes it easy for dinner at Dad's house on Sunday:  just assign each person a dish

It has been said, and printed, that it was the JEEP that won WWII.  We know that it was a combination of things that actually won the war, and that if any one of those things were missing, we might not have won the war.  But, nonetheless, the JEEP played an integral part in victory.

There are a several 'groups' in Acadiana who meet on a regular basis to enjoy a meal, swap stories, catch up on current events, or try to solve the World's problems.  Becoming a member of one of these groups, or 'clubs', might be great for your health (that is: if you eat broccoli and drink water at every meeting).

I took advantage of a 4-day weekend to take a road trip to Lake Cypress Springs, Texas, located near Scroggins, TX. (Between Interstates 20 and 30, halfway between Shreveport and Dallas).

I had a great three-day weekend over the Memorial Day holiday:  it started, as it should, with one of my families:  the Vietnam Veterans of America's Memorial Day Ceremony at the Lafayette Fire Department's Training Facility on N. Dugas Road

Memorial Day in America has changed through the years. As I sit here this morning (Monday, May 28, 2012, 7:12am), I think about how and why Memorial Day has changed through the years.