Lenten abstinences ...

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* " There are too many idiots in this world. And having said it, I have

the burden of proving it. " (Franz Fanon)

* " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man

will not himself find peace. " (Albert Schweitzer)

February 24, 2004

Good grief, it's a good thing Lent is only 40 days, isn't it! *lol*

Fortunately, not being of a religious nature, I don't feel I need to

give up anything - but it is a wonderful excuse to do so ;=) Best of

luck with it - the caffein might be harder than the me*t, ya know *lol*

Can't understand why people find it difficult to do without meat, but a

good cup of tea or coffee is a *must* now and then for me!

So have you got a whole bunch of wonderful meat subs in, or are you

going to do without those too??? Let us know how it goes along - I think

there are other 'waffling' (waffling on Pancake Tuesday? ) vegetarians

who would be grateful for your experience.

As they say, You Go, Girl!!!!

Best love,

Pat ;=)

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SANTBROWN

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* " There are too many idiots in this world. And having said it, I have

the burden of proving it. " (Franz Fanon)

* " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man

will not himself find peace. " (Albert Schweitzer)

February 24, 2004

That is so funny... i have NEVER heard it called Pancake Tuesday before until this morning talking to my Canadian boyfriend. We call it Fat Tuesday. Now, here i've heard it TWICE today!! I am going to have a yummy, heavy creamy pasta dish today for my last feast. I am more spiritual than religious but have always given something up for Lent )

peace

nikki

So have you got a whole bunch of wonderful meat subs in, or are yougoing to do without those too??? Let us know how it goes along - I thinkthere are other 'waffling' (waffling on Pancake Tuesday? ) vegetarianswho would be grateful for your experience.

February 24, 2004

I guess I get Pancake Tuesday from the Canadian part of my upbringing

;=) My mother, always more English than the English, called it Shrove

Tuesday. I tend to refer to it as Fat Tuesday, not quite sure why that

name and not another, but there you have it ;=)

I think that it's a good idea to use any excuse you need to motivate

yourselve towards your personal goal. Perhaps it may indeed be called

Appropriation, if it's a motivation from a culture not your own, but I

figure as long as it's done with respect it might not really matter in

the long range plans of people and the world they live in together. In

any case, respect is somehow the word I try to keep to the front of my

head *lol*

So, okay, tomorrow is someone's Lent for 40 days! I'll join any of you

who want to deprive the themselves for a good cause!!! (Errr, that

includes improving your health for the sake of your family).) And in

case anyone worries about the ethics of all this (someone always will,

of course, even if they are too well mannered to speak up), I plan to

contribute per day to a fund that will later go to a charity/cause of my

choice - which means animal welfare, environmental concerns and without

a doubt civil rights (Amnesty International, for my favourite one). The

rest of you, just save it up for cheesecake when you've lost the

needed-to-be-lost weight ;=) Nothin wrong with cheesecake!!!

Best love - and my admiration to those of you doing all this!!!!1

Pat ;=) / still in southwestern Ontario *lol*

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SANTBROWN

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* " There are too many idiots in this world. And having said it, I have

the burden of proving it. " (Franz Fanon)

* " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man

will not himself find peace. " (Albert Schweitzer)

February 25, 2004

I know. Day 1 and I'm already ready to call it quits! Seriously, I decided to do a juice fast for a couple of days, trying to "jump start" my system. So far today I've had two: apple/carrot/beet/

lemon/ginger for breakfast and apple/celery/lemon for snack. I'm going to wash veggies to fix "lunch" now. But my head is pounding -- sugar and caffeine withdrawal combined with sinus challenges that just won't go away. Oh, yes, and the dust enveloping our house as we pack and clean.

Tonight I'll have a soupy juice-type thing. Kids and DH will probably have pasta. I've packed most of my cookbooks and a lot of the pots/pans/food staples, so there's a horrible temptation at this point to eat out.

The caffeine is going to be really tough, but I *need* to do it to curb my Starbucks habit. This is particularly important since my business is moving in a month or so and will be right across the street from a Starbucks. So, if I get a handle on my addiction *now,* I won't be so broke later!

Take care,

Paula J.

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Sant & Brown

Tuesday, February 24, 2004 7:52 AM

Re: Lenten abstinences ...

Good grief, it's a good thing Lent is only 40 days, isn't it! *lol*Fortunately, not being of a religious nature, (snip) the caffein might be harder than the me*t, ya know *lol*

February 26, 2004

I hear ya! *lol* Isn't addiction to food and drink a strange thing? But

you can do it!! I have faith in you - we all do. And think of those

saved calories (if you put milk or soy plus sugar in your coffee) as

well as the extra cash that you're not paying Starbucks!

Your juices sound yummy. I really must get into juice again - used to

around twenty years or so ago and then for some reason stopped.

When do you move? We're interviewing movers, getting estimates, etc.

right now. Looks like the third of April to be outta here and the

sixteenth to move into the new place (homeless in a hotel in between

;=)).I've stll got so many cupboards and drawers to sort out ;=(

Keep up your strength, fight the good fight, socks up, all that stuff *lol*

Best,

Pat

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SANTBROWN