Brian Trahan, A Different Beat

Last week Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser was in the area to unveil two new markers for the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail. In Lisbon at the Friendship CME Church, the marker pays homage to those men and women who stood up for what was right in the 1960s during the height of the civil rights movement.

Tuesday most of us will be celebrating our nation’s 247th birthday. We will be firing up the grill, enjoying a little time with family and perhaps if the weather forecasts are correct, we may even have a respite from an oppressive heatwave that has put a drain on everyone.

On this special day, those of us who have the forum to express thoughts and ideas tend to offer up heart-warming stories about what our fathers meant to us and the life lessons they passed on.

Late one evening this week I couldn’t fall asleep, so I began searching on my tablet for something to stream. I happened upon some obscure baseball documentary about the fascination with the fastball.