HAPPY MARDI GRAS

It's Mardi Gras! Happy Mardi Gras! Happy Mardi Gras to everyone! Especially Mrs. King!

Would Heaven Be Torturous?

While it seems like a strange concept, I think that heaven has the potential to be another type of hell. While reading Andreas's blogpost about comfort, I began to think about the afterlife. Most religions propose a place of eternal bliss that is reached after death, but if comfort is, in essence, torturous, then what does that make heaven. Heaven, at least to me, seems like a place where only happiness and comfort could exist. If struggle is what gives life meaning, then a place where one is always comfortable would eventually become torturous. Sure it would seem fine for a while, but eventually, one would do everything that could be done. Once people have nothing left to do, they would fall into boredom, which would last forever. A state of perpetual boredom certainly seems like hell to me, but what do you guys think. Is heaven just a different version of hell?

P.S. If you would like to watch a show that poses the same types of questions, I would recommend The Good Place. 

Mardi Gras all over the world!

The "carnival" season is different everywhere. We are most familiar with Mardi Gras in New Orleans, but as I was researching I learned a lot about the different places the festival season occurs. In the Czech Republic, Mardi Gras is called Masopust, meaning meat-fast. In Germany, the holiday is called Fetter Donnerstag, meaning Fat Thursday. Also fastnacht means "eve of the fast." In Italy, Mardi Gras is called Martedi Grasso, meaning Fat Tuesday. The most famous "carnivals" in Italy are called Viareggio and Ivrea and they are in Venice. If y'all want to learn more details check out the link below! 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras#History

History of King Cakes!!!

I got a little curious myself and looked up the history of King Cakes! This tradition was brought to New Orleans from France in 1870. It was seen as being a cross between a coffee cake and a French pastry. Most are decorated in the Mardi Gras colors, which are purple, green, and gold. Little did I know, these colors actually mean something. Purple means "justice," green means "faith," and gold means "power." The colors were also picked to resemble the jeweled crown that honors the Wise Men who brought gifts to baby Jesus. Before the babies became a tradition, they would hide things like coins, beans, or peas in each King Cake. But now the tiny baby is the prize and if you get the baby you are supposed to host the next party and bring the next king cake. 

https://randazzokingcake.com/history

Podcasts or read?

Hey all,

I was wondering if anyone had a preference on whether they'd want to listen to a podcast or read a book? Also, if there's a specific reason why you'd like to do one or the other? I don't think I have the attention span to read a book for the same amount of time I can listen to a podcast, since reading requires more focus. Our generation often gets a lot of hate for our lack of reading, but I don't think we are at a disadvantage because of it. We can consume information far faster than any previous generation, and I think podcasts and videos work better for me. This is a very easy question to answer so please somebody give me attention and answer and don't make me feely lonely pls I love u all have a good day

The carcass in "A Carcass"

So the first time I read the poem, I thought of the carcass in "A Carcass" as a whale's carcass. I don't know why I thought of it as that animal, even though it clearly states that it has legs. The second time I read through it I thought of it as a deer. When everyone drew their pictures it was clear that basically everyone else thought of it as a deer as well. What did y'all think of it as, and does it even matter what kind of carcass it is in the end? I think it doesn't matter. Let me know what you guys think!

Cool Video

Here's a cool video that sorta relates to the poem "A Carcass" its a music video by the Australian experimental rock group, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. If any of you are interested, give a listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57YWpvhlym4