Lundi Gras .......

Today is Lundi  Gras.......

Shrove Monday.......

Where's my scotch and soda.......

Every one.... Every one except a few includling your's truly... have fled to the Big Easy...

I've had my time at the corner of St. Ann and Bourbon... its the younger set time to party hardy... and live for the next 30+ hours till the clock strikes Midnight .. and Ash Wednesday...  ...... And...

Lent arrives........

Its not the scarifice most people think..... the best way to celebrate Lent is to ........

To Do Good Deeds

To Help those who cant Help themselves

To Grant the Favor of Life...... to those who are unfortunate


So .... Celebrate Lent..... Celebrate Life ..... Do Good for All..... ....!!!

Four Degrees of a Man..... as Defined by Churchill

In my readings ... I have come to note Churchill .. his Four Degrees


A Man should have undertaken Four Degrees of Life... at some point in time or over his Life time.

........ Danger

....... Writing

....... Alcohol

.........Cigars

are the four degrees in which a Man should have known or needs..

Interesting it is to think about the above.. ...

In one way or the other I believe most Southern Men have at lest had three.....

In my life I have had all four.... and continue to enjoy Three....

I leave the top catergory as one that I have had...several times in my life.. but I quest Not any More....

Hmmm Yep Finally.....

So yesterday I have been researching a lot on the Fitbit and Apple wrist gadgets..

Since I have an iphone I decided on an Apple 5.... something to track my heart rate, etc when I ride... and a few other things..

I have thought about it over a year.. making purchase like that has never been a concern for me... but for some reason I never could make up my mind.... mental block...no... indeciveness actually...

The last year or so... work is smoothing out for me.. the rhythm has finally got there... a good sign was that I ordered my self a new leather office chair today...

,,, when you sit in a chair for 8 or longer hours.. u better have a good one... the one I am sitting in now was made for me on the Gola .. its made out of red oak with black leather .. its been repaired a time or two. .... over the last 20+ years every since it was made..

I'm going to place it in the corner of my office as a memorial to the testament of time.. .. and the decisions that were made sitting in it... it tells a lot of stories...

Spring is Coming ..... Almost Here

The Purple Magnolias are blooming around the Garden District... They hearld the coming of Spring... Soon others will join their chorus of color....   Its about Porch time....

Yep.... Most of the group  is in New Orleans or Lafayette this weekend attending Balls... Krewe Balls that is... The Krewe of Appollo Lafayette is having their biggie tonight.. The Krewe of Apollo Baton Rouge ... Krewe of Apollo is one of the oldest continual Gay Organizations in the Deep Deep South.. especially in Louisiana..   Their Balls are Famous Displays of Skin and Costumes..

John P... was Mr. Apollo in the late 80s.. Great Memories...

Thursday Evening Supper with LR

Last night LR the Bestie Lesbian and I went out to one of the local crawfish/oysters houses for supper.... the mudbugs are in.

Raining Raining and the Ponds are Filling Up

Well the rain came back today and looks to be here for a few days.........

Today the Crawfish report came out.... seems that with all the wet weather... this year's mudbug crop is going to cost less, they are already 75 cents cheaper per pound of live right now...

I hope its a good crop for sure... tail meat has been selling for $18.95 per pound.. it takes four pounds of live crawfish to make a pound of tail meat...  thought all who read this blog would like to know...

I'm told frog legs are going to be down in price too....

and Ash Wednesday is just around the corner.. so Big Marid Gras is coming... which means all the local parades in the small Louisiana towns will be beginning.. .. its not worth the trip to New Orleans really..... if u want the local flavor head to Mamou or Ville Platte... Church Point... New Roads...

Monday and the Rain is back

Yesterday,  I biked for the first time in almost a month, we had sunshine.. a lil bit of a head wind, but it was good to get out and pedal... I did seven miles in 44 minutes.. not a fast pace but I needed to get out.. and I like mountain biking in the Lil City by the Red..  I rode on a few of my favorite paths... ..

Most of my biking partners don't ride any more.. they are younger, with others to occupy their time.. lol...  its seems its all about life's cycle.. . one day they will all jump on the bikes and ride again.. one day.

Work was good today.. I reviewed about 53 files... so much repeat persons...   We must begin find alternate ways to re-start people.... try second and third chances... with restrictions.. or boundaries actually and consequences for non action or bad decisions...  that's another entry for another time

I took a few photos of the Purple Magnolias blooming in the City yesterday also... I wll post them here this week... its a true sign that Spring is upon us ... when you see the Purple Magnolias bloom..

Yesterday....... Yesterday

Well..... Its Early on a Sunday Morning...

I figured that I more than likely should write a lil entry... since yesterday was .............

Yesterday Was..........  Just Was..........

I'm not sure what to say actually.... let me just place some thoughts...

Sometimes 18 months , when I would get the hankerin' for a lil play time... I had certain guys that would join in .. put the rubber sheets on... spend a the night and leave in the morning.. etc....

Since then, I have been chemically sober... no party and certainly not any play...... having a Sober mind tends to lessen the Play aspect of it .... after Sober you are not incline for any group action.. no threesomes.. foursomes... No Somes...

Since the chemically free time.. which means the leafy green substance too... Free.. Sober...Chemically .. the drive the au V as the cajun would say... the desire for play the need for cock.. is just not there.... up until yesterday....

I was at the local gas station and Kevin appears... He is a handsome 40 something, well educated, and is still in the pnp scene.... K walks over engages me in conversation.. my heart starts to race, my mind is bangin' back and forth..   Kevin.... saying this......  Tom.... what u up to Tom... heard you were sober Tom... Good for You.... but boy I could use a wild hot ass eating time with you right now...

I said... Kevin its nice to see you.. but I'm sober and I'm not looking... I can't my brother..   To Kevin's credit... he relived a few moments with me there at the gas station.. and then said..... "Proud of you Tom... that's all I can say... "

By the time I got home from the gas station, its just around the corner.. my heart was pounding out.. and my head was spinning.. . I am glad Kevin said what he said... and I left came home and locked my door... and cooked made  crawfish stew, a fire in the fireplace... thought about the encounter with Kevin.. stayed by my self, by the fire, and thought how much of a true event/milestone earlier in the day had been... and spent the rest of the evening by myself...


Yesterday Was...........