Valentine's Day, President's Day & Mardi Gras

There's something about all of these February holidays, maybe they're here to help chase away the winter blues, but it seems like we have a lot to distract us this time of year.
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Starting with Valentine's Day.  I love this holiday, what's not to love about being in love or thinking about being in love!  This could be a holiday every month.  Everyone likes being reminded they're loved. I recommend giving a loved one a hug or some love right now - even mentally.  Life is short. 

President's Day - maybe my favorite February holiday, Seriously.  With so many businesses closed it's good to just  take a break, sleep late, play, hang out or do home stuff and of course, check out the totally awesome work from the David Addicks studio here in Houston.

Thanks George, Abe and the rest of you President's, it's a tough job.   And this photo below from June 2014 when Tyler, Gabby and I went to Mt Rushmore (it was so much fun).

And then there's Mardi Gras, which is in full throttle here in the Gulf Coast part of the U.S.  The festivities actually began January 6th or Twelfth Night and end on Fat Tues which is February 17th.  There's a ton written about the history of this festival but suffice it to say, at least in this blog, that it's been around since the 1,600's and Fat Tuesday has officially been a holiday in Louisiana since 1875.  Every detail about the festival has meaning from the King Cake with the baby in it, to the beads, parades, royal courts, cotillions, masks, bands, costumes, food, Krews, drinks, etc. It is all so much fun that the best you can do is just embrace it and start fresh with remorse, penance, and discipline beginning the next day.  If you can find it check out the version of the song in the link below by John Rankin, but this one is good and the pictures are great:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bTW8-t6pPmo

And while we're talking about NOLA, is there anything sexier than Dennis Quaid in "The Big Easy" or Harry Connick, Jr, in well, in anything or . . .  Yes, Mardi Gras can bring out the passion in you.  Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?  Now where's my masque . . .