Day 16: Mardi Gras to Work

Day16

by Zack Eustis

A big thank you to Ned for making today possible. Ned, my friend and freshman year rommate from college, currently resides in New Orleans and was kind enough to mail me several packs of Mardi Gras beads for the sole purpose of the Fat Tuesday commute. Truly amazing. Armed with armfuls of colorful beads, I set out along my usual path this morning. I passed out beads exclusively to students, ignoring the tag on the package that stated "for ages 14 and above." Have we reached the point where we can no longer trust sixth graders to handle beads in such a way that won't result in choking? Is that where we are now as a society? The crowd was not as large as I had hoped, but I did see the beads around the necks of various students as I went about my day today. Also Charlie Brown got some bead love today, as depicted in the photo. Only three days left on the challenge! Make sure to get any last minute suggestions in ASAP! And again, thank you Ned Brown.