A to Z Challenge: Fishing

I was going to go Mardi Gras this year but I was a slacker on booking my hotel room. When I finally got around to it hotel room prices were sky high in the Big Easy. I new the prices were gonna be jacked up. They are for Jazz Fest too. I was expecting Jazz Fest style pricing and I still had price shock. I missed a parade or two, a show at Tipitina's and apparently a good opportunity to catch Covid-19. I went another direction, literally. New Orleans is three hours West, I went four hours East and South. Spent a night in "a storied hotel" for $50. It was a small, Southern town, that was nothing like Carnival in New Orleans. I never figured out what was so storied about the hotel. I think I fell asleep before I even cracked the cover. As the picture above shows I had things to catch.

                                               Tab Benoit "Sac Au Lait Fishing"

I combine music and fishing. Tab Benoit the last musician I saw in New Orleans when I was there for New Years!

The past year a lot of the lyrics kinda fits my life...

"Don't Ask Me No Questions" Lynyrd Skynryd

"If you want to talk fishin'
I guess that would be okay."

Brad Paisley "I'm Gonna Miss Her"

By the time it was all said and done my face was redder than that redfish!

There you go a fish tale and a few songs!

What are you giving up?

Mardi Gras came and went with Fat Tuesdays finale. So my question today is what are you giving up for Lent?

My first year in Florida I gave up winter coats. Last year I gave up soda but I cheated a little bit because I had already given up soda in January. One year I gave up fast food except for two restaurants. That did not go over well with my family because the restaurants that I selected were not their favorites. Having a family you need to consider The effect of what you're giving up on them.

This year I decided to give up hamburgers. Not ground beef but just regular hamburgers. It may be a challenge because they are going to open a five guys near me. Also a local burger place is planning to open up a new restaurant near me as well. And then I suppose the challenges are supposed to be a little tough.

Feel free to share what you're getting up in the comments. I will be back soon with a new post. Until then thanks for stopping by.

Fat Tuesday: Carnival

Yes it is that time of year Fat Tuesday, Mardis Gras, Carnival are just an excuse for a party. Above is a taste of Fat Tuesday from last year.

Here is a little theme music, Tommy Malone with a song called Fat Tuesday...

It is a time od indulgence before Ash Wednesday and Lent. Mardi Gras is celebrate in a lot of places one of the more famous is the Carnival in Rio. Below is a taste of their parade..

Here is a classic song to get you in the Mardi Gras spirit Professor Longhair...

Here is some video from the carnival in Trinidad in 2011...

If you are going to Mardi Gras be safe, have fun, catch some beads and enjoy!