Robert, as always, you present us photos that show great style and grace. your customs are wonderful, and I appreciate the detail.

In Todd's photo of the cop baby, (for those who don't know), you can tell he's a NOLA cop by his badge. Their unique badges have the crescent with the star suspended beneath since N.O. is the "Crescent City." (check a map sometime to see the bend of the river, and you'll understand what it's called that.)

And finally, Epiphany is from the Greek επιφανεια or επιφανός (I think that's right; it's been decades since I studied Greek) which is, as pointed out, a revealing or uncovering. Most American protestants have forgotten that Christmas was orginally a season of 12 days which began on Dec 25 and lasted until Jan. 6, hence "on the first day of Christmas my true love . . .". "We Three Kings" is a very popular song on that day or the Sunday just preceding it.