Fisher, Fisher, MEN, MEN, MEN!

I woke up this morning and opened my blog to find, lo and behold, that I now have TWO followers. I wonder if Jesus Christ felt this way when he opened his blog and saw Simon and Andrew were following him? And in case anyone is wondering about the title of this new post ("Fisher, Fisher, MEN, MEN, MEN"), well, it's because Matthew (as in The Book of Matthew) identified Jesus' first two apostles as fishermen.

And since we're on the subject of Jesus, I suppose I should update you all as to how Ash Wednesday went for me yesterday, and to inform you that I plan to give up one more thing in addition to the booze, white bread and junk food I announced yesterday that I would be giving up. As I expected, I ate a protein bar for breakfast and another for lunch. By the time I rolled into the daycare's parking lot after I got off of work, I was absolutely FAMISHED--as I expect Jesus probably was after the first of his 40 days with nothing but protein bars to sustain him, and... What's that, you say? Blasphemy? C'mon, people. I'm not trying to blaspheme anyone. Let's keep our wits and our sense of humor about us, eh?

As I was saying, I was starving by the time I rolled into the parking lot of the daycare yesterday afternoon. So as soon as I picked up the kids and got them home, I fixed myself a garden salad (because human beings who are extraordinarily hungry generally opt to eat shredded lettuce topped with light dressing, don't they?) and started to fix a dinner consisting of turnip greens, Mrs. Paul's breaded baked fish filets, and french fries. Doesn't sound too bad, does it? No, of course not! Things really didn't start to go downhill until AFTER supper, when I then devoured SIX Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Valentine Hearts. (Those are 90 calories a piece, people!) Anyway, those who follow Lent are supposed to do so in order to show reverence to what Jesus had to go through during his 40 days in the desert when he ate and drank absolutely NOTHING (except for protein bars, of course...). I think, though, that these days, people who give up stuff for Lent are more likely to do so in order to adhere to the diet they intended to start adhering to on January 1. (Unless you're my son, of course, who has chosen to give up playing on the computer during Lent. Good boy.)

So that's that. On top of the booze, white bread and junk food that I announced yesterday that I would give up for Lent, I will also be giving up candy. Man, this is going to be a difficult 40 days...