February 2017
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If you want to catch the Mardi Gras fun, without the craziness, grab the kids and your dogs and head to Galveston for the Krewe of Barkus and Meoux Parade and the Children's Parade on Sunday, February 26th. 


Parade time: 
Krewe of Barkus and Meoux (1:30pm)
Children's Parade (3:00pm).
 
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Laissez les bons temps rouler. Let the good times roll.

 
Quote for the month:
 
"Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often." Mae West.

 


MY EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON A HOTEL LUGGAGE RACK

 
 
By: Carla Cotropia

   
 

 
 

First I have to ask myself why I am even writing about this embarrassing experience. But I am, so here goes. When I was in my twenties, I wanted to take my sister on a trip to Mexico. My sister, Kimla, is 12 years younger and my Mother was terrified that I would lead my sister astray. I usually stayed in a little Mexican hotel on the water in Puerto Vallarta. My Mother decided that if I was going to risk my sister's life, I could at least take her to a nice hotel.  
 
 

One Man's Quest to Change the Way We Die


   
By Jon Mooallem
January 3, 2017
 
 

How B.J. Miller, a doctor and triple amputee, used his own experience to pioneer a new model of palliative care at a small, quirky hospice in San Francisco.
  
First, the back story, because, B.J. Miller has found, the back story is unavoidable when you are missing three limbs.



The Year of Conquering Negative Thinking


By Lesley Alderman
January 3, 2017


 
Here's a New Year's challenge for the mind: Make this the year that you quiet all those negative thoughts swirling around your brain.
 
All humans have a tendency to be a bit more like Eeyore than Tigger, to ruminate more on bad experiences than positive ones. It's an evolutionary adaptation that helps us avoid danger and react quickly in a crisis.


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