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Miscellaneous Rambling

Mardi Gras is here. The New Orleans parade schedule is here. * * * * * * * You'd think some cable channel would televise the parades. Talk about cheap programming for an event many people are curious about. * * * * * * * I went to Youtube, thinking maybe I could find some decent footage. I had to take a shower right afterwards. * * * * * * * This ten-minute travel documentary about today's Mardi Gras is pretty good and safe, but if I missed any R-rated material, don't blame me. I only watched about two-thirds of it. * * * * * * * Marie and I have long meant to go to New Orleans, but when Katrina hit, we dropped the discussions. We might have to revisit them. . . but not during Mardi Gras. * * * * * * * Is vegetable gardening a manly pursuit? Not according to my circle, which typically addresses me as "faggot," "Mrs." and "nerd" when I bring up gardening. I've never taken offense, since ten years ago, I would've addressed a male vegetable gardener as "faggot," "Mrs." and "nerd." But hey, according to The Art of Manliness, vegetable gardening is one of 75 manly hobbies. "If you have a job that keeps you cooped up in an office all day with artificial light and stale recycled air, gardening is a great hobby to pursue in order to get some exercise, sunlight, and fresh air. As you watch your garden grow from seeds to plants, you'll find yourself becoming more in tune with the seasons. When you harvest your small crop, you'll feel a sense of accomplishment . . .". * * * * * * * Problem is, the list contains some doubtfully manly hobbies, such as ballroom dancing, birding, blogging, drawing, cooking, volunteering, singing, and candle making (wth?). There's nothing wrong with those hobbies, but I'm not convinced they're any more manlier than, say, quilting, movie watching, knitting . . . or vegetable gardening. * * * * * * * The vast bulk of the list incidentally, is great and includes hobbies I'd never thought of (e.g., alcohol connoisseur, knife throwing, and parkour).

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