Louisiana 1930s

The pictures in this video do not all go with the song, since New Orleans is not Cajun. Still they are interesting. I am posting all these old songs since we are having elections soon. My former student, un vrai Cadjin de Pont-Breaux, posts on Facebook from San Francisco: Dissatisfied with living in the 1930s … More Louisiana 1930s

Convention Wear

You should wear a camel’s hair jacket. At a medium sized meeting two administrators were wearing cheap suits and also chewing gum, even while presenting. Yes, this made them seem like used car salespeople. I looked at one professor because he spoke a few times, and then kept looking because I was trying to analyze … More Convention Wear

Angelas LeJeune

The lyrics posted with this song are not actually those being sung, but they are more interesting. Oh, c’est malheureux chère C’est malheureux te voir Autant dans les douleurs. Oh, c’est tout le temps dur à ton Pop Ta Mom t’a donnée là je va’s jamais oublier ça. Oh, rappelle-toi de la fois J’étais t’amener … More Angelas LeJeune

Dennis McGee

Le Blues de Texas: J’ai parti pour aller dans le Texas (I left to go to Texas) J’ai passé-z-a Eunice, m’acheter un pain de 5 sous. (I passed by Eunice, to buy 5 cents worth of bread) J’ai mange la moitie pour mon dejeuner (I had half of it for breakfast) J’ai gardé l’aut’ moitie … More Dennis McGee

Freshmen…

“Think of yourself as a prison warden or as a dog trainer,” said someone who has just made Full and who is an enthusiastic teacher of freshmen. “I have absolutely no interest in identifying, even for a moment, with either of those roles,” said I, and therein lies my defect. I am far more pitiless. … More Freshmen…

Bonjou’, toi

Bonjour, toi, et bonne semaine! As the sun moves into Scorpio and the Indian summer fades our work week for this term will reduce itself to 84 hours, shrinking with the year. Our sensibilities may not be as fine as those of some exquisite sufferers, but we are still the most beautiful of all professors. … More Bonjou’, toi