Friday. End of the week!
Take a cue from the racers and make the best of the day and the weekend ahead.
“Roller coaster cats.”
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Bad Habit has a great post up that really incorporated the following image quite well.
The “Fast Driving Catholic” does.
Jesus has his own cross, and history tells us, he will be able to hold on the entire ride. A lesson that everyone can hold on to their cross for the entirety just the same.
“Fast Driving Catholic”
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Dirty truth about Brits and their sheets. News.com.au.
A U.K. study has shown half a million Brits only wash their sheets three times a year, mX reported.
What?!?!
One in six people also owned up to waiting at least four weeks before washing their bed sheets. Londoners are the worst culprits with a quarter of those polled leaving it at least a month before washing their bed linen, the insurance firm survey found.
A month of grime and smears on the bed sheets. But wait. What about the pillow?
“It’s estimated that 10 per cent of the weight of a two-year-old pillow is comprised of dead skin and dust mites,” said expert Dr Lisa Ackerley.
Oh, yum. Imagine a pick-up line for the bar. “Excuse me, how would you like to come over to my place and mix it up on the dead skin cells and grime (and other assorted goodies) on my sheets and pillows tonight?”
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After an incredible fait accompli at the Winter Olympics and his first year in the White House, President Barack Obama is spotted proudly with cross country skis and special poles, working it in tandem with his team mates.
Meanwhile the rest of America comes to the grueling realization what was known by many long ago. CNN poll: 52% say Obama doesn’t deserve reelection in 2012. So notes the CNN Opinion Research Poll conducted February 12 – 15, 2010.
Do you think Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or not?
All Americans - Yes, deserves reelection 44%. No, does not deserve reelection 52%. No opinion 4%.
Registered Voters – Yes, deserves reelection 44%. No, does not deserve reelection 52%. No opinion 4%.
“Obama with teleprompters.”
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Ash Wednesday. Lent. Mardi Gras already gone at the stroke of midnight, when the Sheriff declares its conclusion, and police order all party goers must go indoors.
Just like that, it is over.
If you didn’t know any better, it would be hard to discern the biggest party in America was just hours before. All the evidence disappeared.
See for yourself in the Jackson Square Cam in the French Quarter.
Closeby, is the Saint Louis Cathedral. Be on time. Ash Wednesday Masses at 7:30 AM, 12 noon, and 5 p.m. Ashes distributed at all Masses.
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Wednesday. The day after Mardi Gras. Revelry has gone its way. A subdued time to get past the merriment and imbibing moments of the pre Lenten celebration.
To facilitate overcoming residual alcohol induced stupor, focus on the following image.
“Trippy.”
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Compare Fat Tuesday of 1941 to that of today. Some things change, but the essentials remain the same.
January 11, 2008
Mardi Gras FAQ – NOLA.com. Everything the visitor needs to know.
Image courtesy of Ted Jackson via http://photos.nola.com/tpphotos/2010/02/lundi_gras_3.html.
“A rider hands out a prized throw, a gold painted coconut as Zulu rolls down St. Charles and Canal Street on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.”
Image courtesy of Eliot Kamenitz, The Times-Picayune on February 16, 2010 via http://photos.nola.com/tpphotos/2010/02/zulu_parade_6.html.
“A Zulu rider hands a coconut to a fan. Early Mardi Gras Day feature photos on St. Charles Av. near the Rex reviewing stand outside the Intercontinental Hotel (bands, marching clubs, maskers, etc) and parade of Zulu and Rex and the toast of His Majesty Rex, R. Hunter Pierson Jr. and the Queen of Carnival, Katherine Saer Duncan.”
Image courtesy of Ellis Lucia, The Times-Picayune on February 16, 2010 via http://photos.nola.com/tpphotos/2010/02/zulu_2010_7.html.
“R. Hunter Pierson, Jr. as this year’s Rex toasts the crowds on St. Charles Avenue near Canal Street as New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.”
Image courtesy of Eliot Kamenitz, The Times-Picayune via http://photos.nola.com/tpphotos/2010/02/rex_parade_14.html.
“The Rex Jester float rolls down Canal Street at Royal street as the krewe celebrates Mardi Gras with thousands of revelers on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.”
Image courtesy of Eliot Kamenitz, The Times-Picayune via http://photos.nola.com/tpphotos/2010/02/rex_parade_19.html.
“The Jester rolls down St. Charles Ave Fat Tuesday, February 16, 2010.”
Image courtesy of David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune via http://photos.nola.com/tpphotos/2010/02/oh_what_a_day_5.html.
“Mondo Kayo marches down St. Charles Ave. Early Mardi Gras Day feature photos on St. Charles Av. near the Rex reviewing stand outside the Intercontinental Hotel (bands, marching clubs, maskers, etc) and parade of Zulu and Rex and the toast of His Majesty Rex, R. Hunter Pierson Jr. and the Queen of Carnival, Katherine Saer Duncan.”
Image courtesy of http://photos.nola.com/tpphotos/2010/02/mardi_gras_day_2010_7.html.
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Happy Mardi Gras! Carnival is upon New Orleans.
The parades. With Web Cams! Don’t miss out. Next best thing to being there is watching live.
Known as ParadeCam during the Mardi Gras season, Streetcar Cam gives you a window on the corner of Napoleon St. and St. Charles Avenue where the New Orleans streetcars run and Mardi Gras parades begin their route.
The Bourbon Street Cam starting Mardi Gras NIGHT. Fun in The Quarter!
Some history on the Fat Tuesday Uptown parades. Times-Picayune.
Zulu, 8:15 a.m., Central City to Downtown
- The hand-decorated Zulu coconut or “Golden Nugget” is considered one of the most sought after of all Carnival throws.
- The Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Inc., which dates back to 1909, first hit the streets with decorated floats in 1915. The news-making krewe first paraded along St. Charles Avenue and Canal Street in 1969.
- The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, a benevolent organization that is one of the highlights of Mardi Gras, is composed of men from all walks of life – from laborers and politicians to educators and business owners. Local men and women and visitors from throughout the country also now ride in the annual parade.
Medallion beads and an array of trinkets will be tossed, but of all the throws to rain down during carnival, the Zulu coconut or “Golden Nugget” is the most sought after. From as early as 1910, coconuts were given from the floats in their natural “hairy” state, the forerunner to today’s hand-decorated coconuts.Rex, 10 a.m. | Watch live
- Did you know: Rex was the first krewe to introduce doubloons in 1960.
- The krewe’s monarch, whose identity is kept secret until Lundi Gras, is always a prominent member of society and his queen is a debutante.
- Rex, King of Carnival, Monarch of Merriment, will rule over Fat Tuesday when he and his entourage parade through the streets of New Orleans as they have for the past 138 years. There will be 27 floats depicting various aspects of the theme “Fables of Fire and Flame,” conceived by iconic local float designer Henri Schindler.
- Approximately 525 riders will toss stuffed special plush riding lieutenant dolls in three colors, stuffed boeuf gras, traditional gold doubloons, krewe-emblemed cups and purple, green and gold bandanas.
Elks Orleanians, after Rex
- Did you know: A variety of Elks officials will be guests of this ever-popular Mardi Gras parade.
- The Elks Krewe of Orleanians will hit the streets after Rex with more than 3,600 riders on 90 truck floats.
Crescent City Mardi Gras, after Elks
- Did you know: Winners from the previous year’s competitions are the leaders for the parade the following year.
- Families and groups have enjoyed riding in the Crescent City Truck parades since 1947.
- For 2010, organizers anticipate 1,800 riders on 60 truck floats.
- Leading the way will be the winners from 2009 competitions, including the Krewe of Kool Breeze, The Gumbo Krewe and Over the Hill Carnival Club I.
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Riverfront party greets Rex and Zulu kings as Lundi Gras heats up. NOLA.
…the Lundi Gras festivities, which had an expansive view of the Mississippi River, where at 6 p.m. the kings of Zulu and Rex are due to float up to the docks, de-barge, and then meet in the age-old tradition marking the eve of Mardi Gras.
And so Lundi Gras, the Monday before Fat Tuesday, went along traditions way.
The parades have been going on for weeks now. This past weekend was the biggest. But tomorrow is Mardi Gras. The Tuesday before the Lenten Season begins. The best and also the last of the parades and parties.
Didn’t make it to the famed Endymion parade or ball? Well take in the big bash Saturday night parade here.
VIDEO. The Endymion Parade In 150 Seconds. February 13, 2010. Times-Picayune.
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Konica Minolta Museum of Beauty.
Check out the Venus de Milo in a way never possible before.
3-D technology brings a fresh new perspective onthis magnificent work of art.
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FUNNY QUOTES OF THE DAY This Day in History
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Tricorn hats are the rage
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