On 13 Mar 2005 13:09:39 -0800, "Sheldon" > wrote:

>
>Curly Sue wrote:
>> I was there for almost a week. I arrived with a cold. Imagine
>being
>> in NO and not being able to taste anything for three days :< Is
>that
>> hell, or what?
>>
>> Never made it to the French Quarter (we were in the Warehouse
>> District). Eventually, I did manage to enjoy a couple of lunches.
>> One of the buffets had fried alligator. I think they just fried
>> chicken pieces and told us it was alligator ("Ha! Les tourists..."),
>> because it tasted like chicken :>
>>
>> In consolation for not being able to enjoy the food to the fullest, I
>> bought a small cookbook. I probably won't make anything in it but I
>> needed something...
>>
>> If you want to see what's going on at Bourbon Street, check out the
>> webcam at bigeasy.com (At this moment there is a big green garbage
>> truck in the way.)
>>
>> Sue(tm)
>> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
>
>But how many beads did you collect?
>
About as many as you'd expect of someone sneezing into a wad of
tissue...
Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!