{"id":19113,"date":"2014-01-23T14:33:14","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T19:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/?p=19113"},"modified":"2014-01-23T17:36:06","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T22:36:06","slug":"carnival-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/?p=19113","title":{"rendered":"Carnival 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Krewe of Endymion is going to roll spitting distance from my front door the weekend before Fat Tuesday and I couldn&#8217;t be happier &#8211; it&#8217;s one of the super parades that march right before Mardi Gras day. It&#8217;s also the Krewe my brother decided to join even though they used to not let in Blacks or Jews. <\/p>\n<p>This afternoon, I ran into my neighbors as we purchased our Mardi Gras decorations. We both fondled the $65 masks and ogled the giant flags then turned down the aisle where the cheaper decorations lurked. I chose the jester with the bindi, of course. Money or no money, it is Carnival time and already I am grooving most afternoons with Warren Easton&#8217;s marching band practicing across the street. <\/p>\n<p>Oh, I love a parade.<\/p>\n<p>Drum roll please\u2026<\/p>\n<p>I got the Mardi Gras costume box down, one of two large ones, and dusted off my masks and my tutu and the purple, green and gold panty hose. <\/p>\n<p><em>Laissez les bons temps rouler!<\/em> And Roll And Roll And Roll. I called a friend in California and said let&#8217;s catch up now because it <em>was<\/em> the holidays but <em>now<\/em> it&#8217;s the lull before Carnival and then there&#8217;s Jazz Fest and you know how it is, time just seems to fly, when you&#8217;re &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5571.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19114\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/?attachment_id=19114\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5571.jpg?fit=2448%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2448,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1390483528&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5571\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5571.jpg?fit=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5571.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"IMG_5571\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5571.jpg?w=2448&amp;ssl=1 2448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5571.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5571.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5571.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5571.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5573.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19116\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/?attachment_id=19116\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5573.jpg?fit=2448%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2448,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5573\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5573.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5573.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"IMG_5573\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5573.jpg?w=2448&amp;ssl=1 2448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5573.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5573.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5573.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5573.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_5573.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Krewe of Endymion is going to roll spitting distance from my front door the weekend before Fat Tuesday and I couldn&#8217;t be happier &#8211; it&#8217;s one of the super parades that march right before Mardi Gras day. It&#8217;s also the Krewe my brother decided to join even though they used to not let in Blacks or Jews. This afternoon, I ran into my neighbors as we purchased our Mardi Gras decorations. 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