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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 18, 2015 20:51:22 GMT -5
With ODS's knee surgery yesterday and a long night of playing nurse-mom last night and all day today, I completely blanked about today being Ash Wednesday. We had beef lasagna for dinner. Anyone want to join me there (although I'll bet everyone else in Hell will have far cooler reasons for being there. )?
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Post by kjto1 on Feb 18, 2015 21:32:07 GMT -5
I make myself a breakfast sandwich 6 days/week. Ham, egg and cheese. I don't give them up during Lent. I'll follow the no meat for the rest of the day, though.
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 18, 2015 21:44:14 GMT -5
With ODS's knee surgery yesterday and a long night of playing nurse-mom last night and all day today, I completely blanked about today being Ash Wednesday. We had beef lasagna for dinner. Anyone want to join me there (although I'll bet everyone else in Hell will have far cooler reasons for being there. )? Oh sweetie-you will need a very big bus to carry the rest of us with you to hell.
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Post by Formerly SK on Feb 18, 2015 21:49:39 GMT -5
You can't eat meat on Ash Wednesday? I have no idea what the holiday is about. I guess I'm going to hell, too. Or does ignorance of the law mean I'm less guilty?
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Feb 18, 2015 21:54:22 GMT -5
You can't eat meat on Ash Wednesday? I have no idea what the holiday is about. I guess I'm going to hell, too. Or does ignorance of the law mean I'm less guilty? Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. Lent is the 40 days prior to Easter. Some denominations of Christianity give up something (sacrificially) during these 40 days to honor Christ's sacrifice on Easter. The traditional observation is to fast, which then trasitioned into giving up meat. Those of us who are less traditional give up something that is difficult but not "unhealthy" as some view true fasting. Last year my SIL gave up wearing make-up. I made it to 9:00am before I ate chocolate this morning. I'll join you in hell. However, I figure I was going there anyway. The chocolate is the least of my guilt. ETA: Mardi Gras = Fat Tuesday ; Mardi Gras is the day prior to Ash Wednesday. It's "fat" because it's the last big feast before the fast.
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Post by Jaguar on Feb 18, 2015 21:55:19 GMT -5
pfft I eat meat when I want to, nothing tells me otherwise, not if they don't want a whole lot of extremely bad attitude. Not only do we have cookies we got cake and wine, thank you very much.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Feb 18, 2015 21:56:12 GMT -5
I make myself a breakfast sandwich 6 days/week. Ham, egg and cheese. I don't give them up during Lent. I'll follow the no meat for the rest of the day, though. Yeah, me giving up protein, especially in the morning, is going to make me an unpleasant person. Being an unpleasant person will hinder my job performance. Hindering my job performance is not what Jesus wants.
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Post by Jaguar on Feb 18, 2015 21:56:15 GMT -5
With ODS's knee surgery yesterday and a long night of playing nurse-mom last night and all day today, I completely blanked about today being Ash Wednesday. We had beef lasagna for dinner. Anyone want to join me there (although I'll bet everyone else in Hell will have far cooler reasons for being there. )? How is DS doing ?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2015 21:57:27 GMT -5
DH and I went to church and then had chicken stew for dinner, but our faith tradition is pretty laid-back. I'd totally forgotten about abstinence from meat even though I was raised Roman Catholic.
Taking care of your sick kid in the wee hours of the morning is serving God, too.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2015 22:06:24 GMT -5
I eat extra meat during Lent just cuz I'm spiteful like that.
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Post by Jaguar on Feb 18, 2015 22:08:48 GMT -5
I eat extra meat during Lent just cuz I'm spiteful like that. Oh wow I'm impressed.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2015 22:11:11 GMT -5
I eat extra meat during Lent just cuz I'm spiteful like that. Oh wow I'm impressed. That's right. You never pictured me as such a bad ass did you?
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Post by Jaguar on Feb 18, 2015 22:13:34 GMT -5
Oh wow I'm impressed. That's right. You never pictured me as such a bad ass did you? Nope, well maybe a wee bit. But a wee bit of mystery is a good thing.
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Post by andi9899 on Feb 18, 2015 22:22:22 GMT -5
I had chicken soup for lunch. My kid was the one who told me that it was Ash Wednesday. I decided that since I already sinned today that I might as well finish and ate sausage for dinner. Oh well. I been sinnin' since the beginnin'! Woot.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 18, 2015 22:28:05 GMT -5
I think the religious folks have it ALL wrong. Hell sounds like it is going to be a "hell" of a lot of fun with you folks!!!! And, minnesotapaintlady, you are SO bad ass. Isn't your ODS hoping to go to a Catholic high school? You'd better watch that extra meat thing -- they can reject his application for stuff like that.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2015 22:35:20 GMT -5
I think the religious folks have it ALL wrong. Hell sounds like it is going to be a "hell" of a lot of fun with you folks!!!! And, minnesotapaintlady, you are SO bad ass. Isn't your ODS hoping to go to a Catholic high school? You'd better watch that extra meat thing -- they can reject his application for stuff like that. From what I can tell, as long as your tuition check is good they overlook the chicken nuggets in the lunch box.
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Post by Formerly SK on Feb 18, 2015 22:52:29 GMT -5
You can't eat meat on Ash Wednesday? I have no idea what the holiday is about. I guess I'm going to hell, too. Or does ignorance of the law mean I'm less guilty? Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. Lent is the 40 days prior to Easter. Some denominations of Christianity give up something (sacrificially) during these 40 days to honor Christ's sacrifice on Easter. The traditional observation is to fast, which then trasitioned into giving up meat. Those of us who are less traditional give up something that is difficult but not "unhealthy" as some view true fasting. Last year my SIL gave up wearing make-up. I made it to 9:00am before I ate chocolate this morning. I'll join you in hell. However, I figure I was going there anyway. The chocolate is the least of my guilt. ETA: Mardi Gras = Fat Tuesday ; Mardi Gras is the day prior to Ash Wednesday. It's "fat" because it's the last big feast before the fast. Thank you! I suppose I could have googled it, but it's been a shitty day and I've had 2 glasses of wine = no productivity. I love it when all the different threads of life come together in a nice bow.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 18, 2015 23:06:17 GMT -5
With ODS's knee surgery yesterday and a long night of playing nurse-mom last night and all day today, I completely blanked about today being Ash Wednesday. We had beef lasagna for dinner. Anyone want to join me there (although I'll bet everyone else in Hell will have far cooler reasons for being there. )? How is DS doing ? He's coming around. We are trying to stay ahead of the pain, as instructed. He's a little freaked out about the whole concept of having an "intact" body/knee violated/invaded -- my brain is running on fumes so I am struggling to find the words to explain it. He just keeps saying that the knee feels weird/different/not his. He has spent the day just sitting or laying around. Tomorrow, I need to get him up and moving more on his crutches -- I don't want him to get too sedentary. I keep reminding him that, in the scheme of things, this is not really a big deal -- he will recover full use of his knee, in time, with a fair amount of work. I spent the night checking on him periodically (to make sure he was still breathing, LOL) and had to wake him at 3:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. to give him pain meds. I also helped him to the bathroom at some point. Today I have been a mix of nurse, waitress, cheerleader, and mother. And temptress -- he ate the meat lasagna *I* made for dinner so he is doomed, too, LOL.
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Post by resolution on Feb 18, 2015 23:10:20 GMT -5
Last Lent I gave up gossiping about my sister-in-law and I did pretty well with it. I will have to give some thought to this year. I haven't been to mass in a few weeks because we have been passing the flu back and forth to each other, so I pretty much forgot about it.
We had turkey for dinner, so I can go on the bus with you all.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Feb 18, 2015 23:17:06 GMT -5
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 18, 2015 23:23:16 GMT -5
Back in the mid-60s, I lead a childhood friend astray.
The Catholic church changed the no meat on fridays rule to children under 14 could eat meat on fridays. It was a friday and we were both 14 years old and Catholic. I was at his house and I wanted a ham sandwich for lunch. He said we had to be under 14 years old to eat meat on fridays. I told him he was grossly mistaken and the Catholic church's new rule was 14 and under.
We both enjoyed ham sandwiches that friday-he innocently-me, evilly.
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Post by weltschmerz on Feb 18, 2015 23:28:42 GMT -5
If I'm going to hell, it's going to be for something far worse than eating lasagna. I'm going to real hell, not Garfield hell.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 18, 2015 23:36:53 GMT -5
We attend a Jesuit parish. The Jesuits -- the order to which Pope Francis belongs -- are generally more more focused on finding kindness and love in all things and in all ways than they are punishing folks for transgressions. They are masters at positive re-inforcement.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Feb 19, 2015 0:06:01 GMT -5
Meh - if you're that concerned about going to hell over eating lasanga with meat, just pretend you were Protestant for the day.
If I'm going to hell, it'll be in a hand basket - filled with all my sinful vices.
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Post by mmhmm on Feb 19, 2015 0:06:56 GMT -5
Don'ch'all worry. I'll save your seats at the cool kids' tables in the nether regions.
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Post by Bonny on Feb 19, 2015 0:07:01 GMT -5
How is DS doing ? He's coming around. We are trying to stay ahead of the pain, as instructed. He's a little freaked out about the whole concept of having an "intact" body/knee violated/invaded -- my brain is running on fumes so I am struggling to find the words to explain it. He just keeps saying that the knee feels weird/different/not his. He has spent the day just sitting or laying around. Tomorrow, I need to get him up and moving more on his crutches -- I don't want him to get too sedentary. I keep reminding him that, in the scheme of things, this is not really a big deal -- he will recover full use of his knee, in time, with a fair amount of work. I spent the night checking on him periodically (to make sure he was still breathing, LOL) and had to wake him at 3:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. to give him pain meds. I also helped him to the bathroom at some point. Today I have been a mix of nurse, waitress, cheerleader, and mother. And temptress -- he ate the meat lasagna *I* made for dinner so he is doomed, too, LOL. Can I say once again, what an amazing person you are?
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Post by Peace77 on Feb 19, 2015 0:32:29 GMT -5
You missed the point. The whole reason Jesus Christ came was to be able to say "You're Forgiven". Now, get off the bus. Get out of the hand basket. You're not going to hell for eating meat.
But, Weltschmerz - beating your landlady to death with a shovel. . . That's a problem.
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Post by weltschmerz on Feb 19, 2015 1:13:52 GMT -5
You missed the point. The whole reason Jesus Christ came was to be able to say "You're Forgiven". Now, get off the bus. Get out of the hand basket. You're not going to hell for eating meat.
But, Weltschmerz - beating your landlady to death with a shovel. . . That's a problem. Nah. I get extra heavenly points because I don't eat meat all year round. It all balances out.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Feb 19, 2015 10:59:08 GMT -5
Don'ch'all worry. I'll save your seats at the cool kids' tables in the nether regions. I'm Jewish, so the whole Lent thing is over my head. But can I sit with you anyway? Passover (4/3-4/11) and Easter (4/5) are the same time this year. So if I eat chocolate-covered matzoh, does that take care of both holidays?
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Post by wyouser on Feb 19, 2015 11:11:00 GMT -5
I see we have a freezer full of fish.......I guess we are ready for Lent
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