Loopholes.

The thing about giving something up for Lent is that on Sundays whatever it is you gave up, you can have. My pastor calls that concept "little Easter" and as far as I'm concerned it is a loophole that I can live with, though I don't ordinarily take advantage of it.

When you have been enthusiastic enough to believe that you can give up chocolate and alcohol for Lent, the key to using a loophole like that is Midnight. As in, technically, Sunday begins at midnight on Saturday night. Which means, when you are attending a birthday party on Saturday night and the party moves to the clubs at midnight, you are golden.

It has been a very long time since I came in stumbling drunk at three in the morning.

Amen.




-- Mox