shots from Mardi Gras weekend aka as #HighCarnival

I used Ghost. Rebecca Solnit is also on it which helped me decide.

I'm no JR, but I definitely moved my stuff to a new newsletter site bc of yr call to leave Substack.

The carnival costume bazaar 2025 @allwayslounge

I love a good yarn.

Listening to "Orwell's Roses" on audio read by its author. i've read it but thought it would be helpful to me to hear this month.Solnit's musings on Orwell's political and private life is a perfect reminder the work to stop authoritarianism is long and still contain beauty and hope for the future.

reposting for New Orleans people.

post Katrina quote. still
apt.

Kelsey Grammer for Frasier (although only on end credits) and Lee Majors singing The Fall Guy.

I remember when it was Thrift City. Haven’t been there since so am gonna check it out. Love the dedication to going to all of them.

Which ones do you like around town?

Credit for peace y’all photo to Marco Rasi www.instagram.com/marcorasi196...

Snowball stand?

December in New Orleans is its own thing, part 2

So it is.

December in New Orleans is its own thing.

Christmas themed bars. The pics are of Lakewood OH’s beloved Around The Corner
Bar set up festively only for December, which is even more impressive for the amount of work required. I’ve long been a fan of New Orleans’ Snake and Jake’s Christmas Club Lounge which has year round xmas decor.

@connieschultz.bsky.social has a great post on Substack today. No one shares Midwestern anger, grit, hope and humanity in short pieces as well as she does.

I just got my sticker.

NO. NO.
Poor baby. So traumatized.

Opened it to re-read it the day after the election.

Huge fan of you both. Just moved back home to CLE after 25 years away and did as much GOTV for Sherrod and Kamala as I could fit in.

Tobey Prinz beach park Chicago

Met a great Phillies fan, sitting next to me. Named her dog after Harper.