age of speaker (87) ; date of marriage in 1917 ; number of years spent in current house ; name of father (Ernest Joseph Moore, nŽ Jean) ; cigar making profession of parents ; burial ceremony fees ; piano lessons ; reading out of town newspapers ; subscription to La Paix, French newspaper ; price of bread ; rise of labor costs ; working for the US Postal Service ; Father Kayl ; difficulties with the Social Security system ; importance of regular bowel movements ; favorite foods ; red beans and rice ; filŽ gumbo ; boudin ; local places to buy boudin ; maintenance of vegetable garden ; gardening problems with insects ; crabbing in the city park ; subscription to the ReaderÕs Digest ; practicing Catholic religion ; managing weddings and funerals at local Catholic church ;