Hey everybody: If you have some vacation time that you don’t know what to do with, if you’re scared about the economy, if you’re in need of a break, if you can think of any reason, you should really come down to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. We attended the first parade of the season on Saturday, Krewe de Vieux’s Stimulus Package Parade, and it was a fun, raunchy, forget-about-the-recession drunk/love fest. Sorry if any pics offend; I made them small just in case!

              
Jake eats the baby from the king cake; we were able to take this trip because we invested in stocks & bondage; I eat king cake, which tastes so much better than king cake baby.

              
Can you tell what that is? (it’s not the real thing; it’s papier mache or whatevs); Annie and Annie’s amazing hat; we have our money and are ready to invest.

              
Annie and Don are serious(ly partying); Don comforts Jake, who can already feel tomorrow’s hangover; read closely!

              
Fannie Mae showing Uncle Sam how it’s done; Jake and his drunk new BFF (who is that dude?); lil Don.

              
Annie and her awesome hat, part II; me and Don; a walking weenie.