Smell My Finger At The Upriver Mardi Gras

Brandon, Mr Silver Sides, and his famiily. Brandon uses Simple Salve in his beard.
Note matching Buc-ees tie dye tshirts! https://buc-ees.com/

Brandon’s son pulls the old “Smell My Finger” on his sister.

I wonder if this routine is an ingrained archetype of human existence. Perhaps it’s associated with the gag reflex, where involuntary muscles can contract to smells or even the thought of something revolting.

”A psychogenic gag reflex presents following a mental trigger, typically without direct physical contact.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554502/

Janna Hanson of Port Jefferson Coffee Roasters. https://portjeffersoncoffeeroasters.store/

Janna and her husband gave party revelers samples of their delicious coffee.

Caffeine stimulates smooth muscles because it is a vasodilator. In essence, it’s exercise in a cup!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK202224/

The Jefferson General Store has great pralines, and they sell them online.

The thought of eating pralines, a confection made of nut kernels, especially almonds or pecans, stirred in boiling sugar syrup until crisp and brown, starts the salivating action of my saliva glands smooth muscles.

https://www.jeffersongeneralstore.com/

Our friends and neighbors at the party.
https://wrightinspirations.com/

Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Thank you Upriver Mardi Gras.

https://www.facebook.com/MardiGrasUpriverJeffersonTexas

Vanessa Wilking