Bon temps in the glass city

What a week!

So Bernie Sanders is the front-runner. Personally I don’t like him much. Despite his admirable ideas, I find him too loud, too cranky, and too old (inexplicably older than my first choice, Warren). By March 17th and the Democratic primary, my vote probably won’t mean much, but it will go to Elizabeth Warren. In November, I’ll be voting for whoever is the Democratic nominee. Because this is existential. (Thanks to Bernie for pointing that out.)

Politics and climate change are hanging over my head like a black cloud, but I’d like to focus on a few positive moments from the week:

Although the IRS doesn’t know it yet, their suggestion that we owe them a bundle is wrong. I know that a blurry $ may look like a 3 on my 1099, but I earned $2500 for that project, not $32,500. Shouldn’t be too hard to prove, so I celebrated by making myself a Boulevardier:

Campari cocktails are the best!

Not all of the good times involved alcohol: On Thursday, we finally saw Fireflies on the Water. But the most magical part of our TMA visit happened at the Family Center in the dress-up room. Having recently been introduced to Harry Potter, Aloisa chose this ensemble:

Does it get any better?

On Friday, we got a jump-start on Mardi Gras at Bellwether:

Wish you could hear the music, too…
Hot dogs and Sazeracs, the perfect pairing…

On top of all this deliciousness we got to listen to great music chosen by Ben Cohen’s perfectly-named for the occasion alter-ego, DJ Bennie Goodtimes.

Here’s to more good time this week…

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