Ash Wednesday

I think I forgot to mention in my first blog that I am Catholic. (I'm also a Republican, which generally means double the guilt, and way less fun that Britney Spears' first video.) Anyway, being Catholic (although not necessarily a devout one), I do adhere to Lent. That said, I should mention that today is Ash Wednesday. And while White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel may be thinking about giving up calling people "fucking retarded"--at least during this 40-day period--I've chosen to give up booze, white bread, and junk food (i.e., potato chips, cheese curls, etc.). (God, help me.)

At any rate, my husband is also Catholic--a much more devout one than I. That said, when I sent him out last night to buy a couple of frozen dinners (He had to go to the store anyway in order to buy dog food; I would have gone but I had gone earlier to get some items to cook for supper, and... See, there's that guilt thing kicking in.) and I figured, since his family actually ESTABLISHED the Catholic church in the small Southern town from which he hails (no, I'm not kidding), that he'd come back with something I could actually EAT for lunch today. Did he? Nope. My choices were either chicken or beef. So I've relegated myself to the fact that I'll likely eat a protein bar for lunch this afternoon. (Oh, joy.)