Today is Mardi Gras in New Orleans and I am not there. Instead I am here in Washington, D.C. at work. For some reason, this year I’m a little sad about missing all of the festivities.
I have no costume to wear, and no beads or doubloons to catch. I will not be there to stand on a ladder with a seat for children watching the truck parades, waving as Rex goes by, or yelling “throw me something mister!” as the floats pass by. I will not be there to marvel over the ensembles created by the Mardi Gras Indians. But, earlier in the Carnival season I did have some king cake that I shared with my colleagues, and I do have the opportunity to use a photo taken in the French Quarter by my father some time in the early 1970’s.
Since I did a more business-oriented post last year for Mardi Gras, I thought this year I would provide further information