Clinging to a slice of Mardi Gras tradition as an odd season opens Updated Jan 13, 2021; Posted Jan 13, 2021 Some things from the office just aren't the same in the home office.Lawrence Specker | LSpecker@AL.com Facebook Share Lunch is a big slice of king cake. In a way, there’s nothing unusual about this. If you’ve worked in an office environment in Mobile, you know this is the time of year when two things happen. The first is that you try to clamp down on snacking, because you’d like to lose those pounds you gained over the holidays. The second is that your co-workers insist on bringing in cakes with a thick crust of tricolored sugar, day after day after day.