A Decadence Cycle (part 7 of 14)

Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda
Should we have lunch at Acme Oyster Bar?
Or maybe Felix? Either one will do.
We never stray to see the sights too far:
Café du Monde beignets, or tea for two—
Long Island iced, if hijinx sway our will!
We shop the mile on Bourbon, Chartres, Royal,
Decadencetur; flop a while at Clover Grill
For fries and shakes; then stop and smile and spoil
The sly old gals down at the Coffee Pot,
Whereat we try lost bread and eggs sardou
And grub like that. Says I, This place is not
A tourist hub like Pat O'Brien's. —True,
Says he, They're more like stubborn cats in here...
But stray with me: the corner pub's got beer.

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Bush to mark Sept. 11 with moment of silence (AP)

Well, DUH. I wonder if he's going to re-read The Pet Goat while he's at it. Or, well, you know, look at the pixtures.