Rainy Day

I'm a little bummed that it's raining in New Orleans today, and for the rest of the week it seems. Hopefully it will clear up for this weekend's festivities. In the mean time, I thought I should educate myself, and this blog's readers, about some of the history, terminology, balls, krewes, parades, and costumes of Carnival and Mardi Gras since this is my first Mardi Gras in NOLA.