First Day of the Month Awkwardness

I read this blog entry from Bryan Allain this morning about the awkwardness of what to say when people ask "Can you believe it's ________ (put any month here) already??!! We know we've all been there-on both sides. Bryan has some pretty hilarious comebacks that I want to use next time I'm challenged to a response. You can read them by clicking on here. Stinking funny! Try some of them next time and have fun with people just to see what they do . . . Just for fun, try pulling it off by adding your favorite obscure holiday, just for kicks. ("Can you believe it's Extraterrestrial Abductions Day already??!!) What weird day would you pull on people? Have some fun and write what you would do in the comments below . . .

What I'm Giving Up For Lent

Lent is upon us and this is really the first time in my life I am seriously making an attempt to observe the full six weeks of it. I appreciate the beauty and gravity of the liturgical order and service, but in the vein of some of those who have gone before, I am laying out for all to see what I'm giving up for Lent. For, you know, accountability as well as shameless publication for all two of you who still check on my blog. Be very jealous.

STUFF I'M GIVING UP FOR LENT

my Backyardigans habit
making Pasedena TX smell better
Scandinavian clogging
Celine Dion songs
my magnetic personality
speedos
the Downhill Slalom
back hair
Subliminal bullying
the pursuit of my private island where I can be a pirate
saying "yar"
my search for Hogwart's
CTU training
yak milking
cutting my fingers with a papercutter
flying to Dublin to jam weekly with Bono and the boys
underwater basket weaving
bromances
thongs
astronaut training (NASA's being cut anyway)
goiters
Martha Stewart
my Rolls Royce collection
Luby's
my Lane Kiffin fan club membership
alligator farming
roadkill (this is a stretch since I am from Tennessee)
having my art on display at the Louvre
playing 1st base for the Astros (Lance can have it back)
Canasta with Bigfoot
gnat breeding
dreaming in color
Uber-Hyper-Nomadic-Super-Ultra-Phlegmatic Calvinism

All kidding aside, I really am observing Lent this year and do have some things I am doing without. But, as you can see, my resolve is strong and I do pretty well at abstaining. But like I said, I was just inspired by some other bloggers who had gone before me in this charted territory. So, like in their case, feel free to make some suggestions of other things I could also give up for Lent - I'd love to hear them in a comment . . .