Lent 2016

MHz

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Between 3 and 5 "drinks"/day. Depends on what the definition of drink is.
This is the evening cup of coffee. Looks just like the morning one except it is later the same day. That help with the perspective??
 

talloola

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even when I was a little girl attending catholic school, with all the trimmings that go with it,
my family never observed lent, so neither did I as I grew older, didn't even think about it.

I do remember the 'no eating' meat on Friday, don't remember if we obeyed that rule or not, and
maybe that doesn't even exist now.

no I won't be giving up anything in particular.
 

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It's almost that time of year again. I'll be giving up booze as per usual. Anyone else sacrificing during Lent this year? Ash Wednesday is February 10, 2016.


So does that mean we should be eating pancakes tomorrow?
 

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Well, I will be and so will my family.

Schrove Tuesday is an old tradition in the English speaking countries. Pancakes are not mandatory, just an old tradition.
 

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Well, I will be and so will my family.

Schrove Tuesday is an old tradition in the English speaking countries. Pancakes are not mandatory, just an old tradition.


You'd think with 40 days of privation ahead, they might load up on a steak or something! :)
 

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I'm going to give up being pedantic, for Lent. Forty days in the desert, eh?
Boulder Beach just outside of Vegas every spring breakup for a few years. The girls filled up their bags up at Shakey's Bunch-A-Lunch and the cold beer store was across the street. Only way to tell how long we were there was by the tan line.
 

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Full circle ... I am a Fire Monkey!

The Chinese say: "Monkey meeting Monkey velly unlucky!"

No big lotto wins, this year.

You'd think with 40 days of privation ahead, they might load up on a steak or something! :)

I gave up steak when I had to mortgage the house to buy one.