Tardy Gras

Whoa hey Fat Tuesday kind of snuck up on me, since I didn't realize until, like, dinnertime, that that's what day it is. So I dug around, found some Cajun seasoning, and sprinkled it on the pork chop I was broiling. And I'll make a point of listening to some of Dr. John's "Gumbo" album, one of the best New Orleans R&B albums ever, and also the Dixie Cups' version of "Iko Iko," which is a cappella and charming. They did it off the cuff, just hanging out in the studio, hitting Coke bottle with pencils and so forth.

I guess I would find Mardi Gras a more important holiday, an opportunity for a last hurrah, so to speak, if I intended to give anything up for Lent, but I don't. I've given too much up already. Have a good Lent, if you're observing it.