I’ve never participated in the Facebook trend where each day in November you post something for which you are thankful. There’s nothing wrong with it…I just always assumed I wouldn’t remember to do it each day or, even worse, I would forgot someone or something that should have been recognized. There’s also a chance that […]
February is in full swing, and the deepening sea of sequins, beads, feathers, and ornate (dare I say gaudy?) bras can only mean one thing…my favorite Friday of the year is fast approaching. It’s the Friday I look forward to all year. The Friday that begins with a morning stroll through Saks and ends on […]
In case you’ve ever wondered if there is such thing as too much king cake, I discovered today that, yes, there is. Since its inception in 2014, I have wanted to attend the King Cake Festival at Champion’s Square outside the Mercedes Benz Superdome, and this year, I finally got my chance. Upon entering the […]
Here we are in the final push of Mardi Gras, and while most of us have mountains of beads, doubloons, and other trinkets by now (and for the lucky ones a sparkly shoe, purse, or bra to go with them), we all know what we are really angling for…a prized Zulu coconut! The Zulu coconut is, […]
I have never wanted to ride in a Mardi Gras parade. Shocking, isn’t it? I love Mardi Gras…everything about it. I have a Mardi Gras tree in my living room. I’m amassing a nice little colored wig collection. I wear a doubloon belt during Carnival season, for pete’s sake! Still, riding on a float has […]
Sometimes (ok frequently) I’m a little careless with my phone. I applauded one to death during a particularly entertaining Michael Franti set at Jazzfest a few years ago. I let one take a swim in a Super Dome toilet at a Saints game…well, a preseason game if that counts. I unintentionally threw one in the […]
