Have a REAL CHRISTMAS

Have a Real Christmas and a Fortunate New Year.

Ducked into Pirates alley to get out the 45 degrees



Picked out my spot when I become homeless, good wall, cover, columns , 2 blocks from Ozanam Inn, on Camp off Poydras, now looking for refrigerator box.







Nice view of Camp including St ????? church.





Camp st Whitney Clock - If you don't have a watch because your living in a refrigerator box.  




The Bike lane , the one cars use 

Like I said the one cars use even if I'm in it.



Never seen the River this low.



Christmas Tree ar Washington Artillary site.



Overlooking Jackson Square.





Someone put a post in my way.



Someine put me in the way.






From Canal St and Galvez you can see Tulane Ave.

The Old Dixie Brewery looks like its about to fall over.



Still a few holdouts.




Warren Easton from the side view now that Montelepre is no longer.




Its hard to picture the front of Easton.




Trees.





Silver Birdge on Bayou St John Near Cabrini , where us poor kids swam.




Snuck up on the bird and got him...




Washington Artillary Monument  Tree at night.




Jackson Square at night.



Explain this one to your children.



St Louis Catheral




St Louis Catheral

St Louis Catheral at night



Shops along the Square.




Washington Artilary tree Again



Real Christmas and Fortunate New Year.

A Real Christmas is when you remenber who the celebration is about. gary

Lafanierre Park Lights.

Sorry I can't say Christmas Lights,  no Christ,  who knows Christmas Shrimp, Crab, Crawfish,

and the unforgettable Christmas Lombardi Trophy.  What the hell's going on . So this is Christmas. I don't think so . Lights don't make it Christmas, especially  seafood and trophy's.

There's 3 camels but no Wise Men..  Plenty Santa's , Reindeer, Toys, Mr Bingle, Mr Bingo, Angels,

Snowmen, a Helicopter, Candy Canes, Christmas Trees, but no Christ,

no manger, no crib, no Mary and Joseph. Let's call it Neutralmas. or Politicallycorrectmas.

or The Christian Holiday that is stifled by non Christian religions. 

Anyway the lights are pretty, worth seeing, kids love it, it is 3 dollars per car so load it up. 

They don't charge me on my bike cause they can't catch me. Riding in Lafanierre at night is exciting, if you get off the street you get to dodge the escaping Nutrias, rolled over a few, bump bump. 

Ducks and Geese are everywhere, duck and Goose doo doo is everywhere. 

I like to look into the oak trees where the squirrels build their nest of twigs and leaves, looks warm and cozy from the outside, failing to remember ,squirrels are pelted in warm fuzzy fur. 

My cheeks get red and numb, my fingers numb, my toes numb and as usual my brain numbs.

On my 10th Christmas Santa brought me a 9 transistor radio with a single ear plug, my love for music started in earnest.   I tell my kids I got a stick one Christmas and a Ball the next so it took us 2 years to play ball.

I was told ,since we didn't have a chimney, that Santa had keys to every ones house,, I felt that was kinda risky, what if he went on a crime spree in the summer. I've played Santa many times and some kid always questions my rubber boots cause he saw them at Walmart.  Where did he think Santa Shopped.

Have a Christmas with Christ, go to Church,  enjoy your children, grandchildren, and friends,

after you've done that do what I do , eat then take a nap. 

Merry Christmas.  

gary

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