Ashes, Ashes

We all fall down – from weakness what with the lack of eating and all. Okay, fine. I’m exaggerating. It’s what I do best. No, that’s not true. What I do best is make wise ass comments.

So for those of you who are not Catholic, today’s a day of fasting. That means 3 small meals, no snack. While that doesn’t sound like a hardship (& it really isn’t) the mere fact that one cannot eat anything in between meals is enough to make one think they are famished.

Actually we are a bunch of wimps. It’s not like we’re doing the Yom Kippur thing. Now that is serious fasting. I’m not sure if the rules are different if you’re a moderate Jew or a conservative but I do know my friend & her family ate dinner the night before and then ate absolutely nothing until sundown the next day. Not even water. Nothing.

Then there’s me. I keep hearing things call out to me. Sounds from the refrigerator: “Come on. I know you gave up goodies but you can have a carrot or 2 or 3465. Sure you can. Pretend it’s just part of your dinner that you forgot to eat earlier.”

When I was in the basement getting the clothes out of the dryer, a bag of pretzels tried to jump into the laundry basket. They were claiming they’re not really snacks and who’s going to know if I ate in between meals, anyway.”

Oh, no. I’m having auditory hallucinations. It must be from hunger…

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2 Responses to Ashes, Ashes

  1. katy says:

    Did you wake up this morning and eat everything in the kitchen?

  2. katy says:

    How is your weather shaping up for the next few days? Our weathermen are excited because we are getting a storm. Some computer models show us getting 2 or 3 inches of snow and a couple are showing snow we would have to measure by feet. I won’t believe any of it until it happens but I will try to think warm thoughts before it heads your way.
    By the way….some models are showing it coming up the coast towards you.