A violation of trust and love, the sexual assault of a child can become a secret shame that destroys whatever innocence remains.

In hard times, board games thrive. Monopoly, the most popular board game of all time (more than 200 million games sold worldwide), flourished during the Great Depression. Other enduring classics such as Scrabble, Clue and Sorry also emerged during that period or in wartime years when families stayed home due to lack of disposable income.

Bowling — long stereotyped as the sport of fashion-challenged, overweight beer guzzlers who inhale cigarettes and chicken wings — has been making a comeback as some owners in the past three years have pushed to change that image.

It only comes around once a year — so take to the streets of Chinatown and party hard in celebration of Mardi Gras.