Yes, there are alligators in Louisiana.  Also, Creoles, Cajuns and Acadians.   How are alligators different from crocodiles?  Snout and jawline shape, Alligators have a wider, or U-shaped snout, while crocodiles are V-shaped. When looking at an alligator, only the top teeth are visible.  Both up and down can be seen when crocodiles close their mouth, Crocodiles can grow to 19 feet long.  Alligators only to 14 feet.  In fact, according to Google AI: Saltwater crocodiles are significantly larger than any alligator species . Saltwater crocodiles can reach lengths of over 20–23 feet and weigh over 2,000 lbs, while the largest American alligators rarely exceed 15–17 feet and weigh closer to 1,000 lbs Crocodiles are lighter in color, sort of light tan or olive, compared to the black and gray alligators. Alligators are relatively more timid, and will mostly try to escape rather than attack.  But will strike back if provoked or while defending their young...

But first, the  latest Winter Olympics medal count: 1. Norway: 24 Total (11 Gold, 6 Silver, 7 Bronze) 2. Italy: 22 Total (8 Gold, 4 Silver, 10 Bronze) 3. United States: 17 Total (5 Gold, 8 Silver, 4 Bronze) 4. Japan: 17 Total (3 Gold, 5 Silver, 9 Bronze) 5. France: 15 Total (4 Gold, 7 Silver, 4 Bronze) 5. Germany: 15 Total (4 Gold, 6 Silver, 5 Bronze) 7. Austria: 13 Total (4 Gold, 6 Silver, 3 Bronze) 8. Sweden: 11 Total (5 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze) 8. Netherlands: 11 Total (5 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze) 10. Switzerland: 9 Total (4 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze) 10. Canada: 9 Total (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze) 12. South Korea: 5 Total (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze) 12. Australia: 5 Total (3 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze) 14. Czech Republic: 4 Total (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 0 Bronze) 14. China: 4 Total (0 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze) 16. Great Britain: 3 Total (3 Gold, 0 Silver, 0 Bronze) 16. Slovenia: 3 Total (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze) 16. Poland: 3 Total (0 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze) 16. Finland: 3 Tota...

During the past few weeks I have focused on the theme of War and Peace on this nostalgic Tuesday.  However, I previously only analyzed the War portion.  This all  began on August 5  with my first  Huffington Post  article:   Well, Barack, We have a Problem.. ., which was published on 29May2008.  That initial  HuffPo  was an article on peace. On 23March2009 my  HuffPo  was entitled  The 10% Solution .  This essay provided details to that first attempt:  an ultimate plan to attain World Peace. The timing was right, for the world had suffered through the  Great Recession  from December 2007, and would continue through the date of this article into June 2009. The U.S. stock market had dropped 35%, but Chinese and Russian stocks fell 70%. There was no serious enemy during this period, for Iran was losing money producing oil, there were ragtag bunches of terrorists in the Middle East and North Korea was ...

 A week ago, my posting was:       NOSTALGIA TUESDAY:  My First  Huffington Post  Article I talked about the beginning of the  Huffington Post  and my first contribution on 29May2008 to, in those early days, still a fledging web newspaper:       Well, Barack, We have a Problem ...  The problem, I thought, was the horrendous size of our national defense budget, but the opportunity Barrack Obama had to combat peak oil and remediate global warming by transferring funds into these programs.  Better to save humanity by taking care of these problems instead of escalating the potential of war and a nuclear winter. But he first had to beat Hillary for the Democratic nomination, then, as it later turned out, Republican John McCain for the presidency. Three months later on 10August2008, with the presidential election still about three months away, I followed up with: Why Do We Spend So Much On National Security? Let me see now,...