FAT TUESDAY

From Wikipedia:

Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday") is the day before Ash Wednesday, and is also called "Shrove Tuesday" or "Pancake Day". Mardi Gras is the final day of Carnival, though the term is often used incorrectly to describe the days and weeks preceding Fat Tuesday.[1] Carnival begins 12 days after Christmas, or Twelfth Night, on January 6 and ends on Mardi Gras, which always falls exactly 47 days before Easter. Perhaps the cities most famous for their Mardi Gras celebrations include New Orleans, Louisiana; Venice, Italy; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many other places have important Mardi Gras celebrations as well. Carnival is an important celebration in most of Europe, except in the United Kingdom where pancakes are the tradition, and also in many parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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So I'm getting up early tomorrow and driving into the chaos. My ex, Becky, who's been living near the Quarter in Bywater for many months now, and her entourage, are going to show me what it's all about. I have no idea if I'll end up in any shape for blogging tomorrow night, so I'm making this brief post to explain where I am.

Actually, I expect to have a buzz of some sort by ten a.m.

Welcome to New Orleans, I guess. I'll try to take some good pictures. Anyway, happy Mardi Gras!

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