Laissez les bons temps rouler! Today is Mardi Gras, also known as Shrove Tuesday. In New Orleans this is a special celebration. This year marks the city's tricentennial, so the event has been termed Mardi Gras 300. My day was cold with biting northerly winds that nearly froze my fingers inside the usual mitts as I walked from the fa off parking lot to the office this morning. The class and lab went fairly well. It is 11 PM and I've just finished the work for the day -- having to get things back to students quickly this week so they can submit reports before the end of the week. Next week is break week and they are all heading out by then. I also went out for lunch today -- a truly decadent activity in the middle of term on a day with classes and labs <grin>. I had a great lunch and fun conversation with a friend who retired from full time teaching some time ago yet still teaches an introductory course online each year. It only added to the delightful sunshine of the day.
Getting home about 7:30 PM does make a long day. With the larger lunch I'd had, I wasn't as hungry as usual. I did make a large cranberry pancake filled with cranberry chutney and topped with honey. It is the day for pancake dinners after all. <smile> Midterms begin tomorrow, so I do need to get some sleep. I'd like to be sharp when it comes to answering questions. <smile>
Sharing something you might hear in New Orleans today. Enjoy!
Mardi Gras Zydeco -- Clifton Chenier
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