No – I’m not trash talking anyone. I am truly talking about trash – the trash thrown out windows and left in parking lots. I finally know where Fat City is and the next time I go I better be eating at a fine restaurant. Yep, I picked 2 full bags of nasty stuff all by my little self, kids supervised after 5 minutes of labor. I did “pass” on picking up the blood-covered shirt that probably had a dead body around it somewhere. Also passed on a couple of syringes and was fortunate I didn’t run into any used condoms. Seriously – forget fines for littering, make people go pick up trash for a couple of hours. Yes, we brought 2 of our kids and I think they got the “littering is disgusting” concept! Well, maybe not the 7 yo who asked if she could throw her gum out the window afterwards. What was she thinking? Like we had ever done that before in our lives. And for the record – cigarette butts are the nastiest thing. The other groups got lots of yellow “Police Tape.” I think that may have had something to do with the bloody shirt – EWWWW! I think I get extra good-Doobie points for today.

(c/p at NOLA.com)