tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7313781534891766855..comments2024-03-29T07:15:33.972-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39039135139542048062010-02-18T00:12:17.531-05:002010-02-18T00:12:17.531-05:00Vegetables as a kid? hmmmmmmmm.
Hey Rose.
Day 1 ...Vegetables as a kid? hmmmmmmmm.<br /><br /><br />Hey Rose.<br />Day 1 of no sugar in coffee, no chocolate or dessert.<br /><br />ONly 39 days to go!Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75991360488160000992010-02-17T19:08:10.774-05:002010-02-17T19:08:10.774-05:00Jesus, you can't give up sugar. You can't ...Jesus, you can't give up sugar. You can't give up chocolate. You can't give up the only reason to live. I'm in awe.roseduncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146205623848645811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63183906666391625302010-02-17T15:01:24.681-05:002010-02-17T15:01:24.681-05:00I slways used to give up vegetables as a kid. My ...I slways used to give up vegetables as a kid. My nieces tell me now you're supposed to do something good everyday instead of giving up. When will they stop changing the rules on us? <br />I just have one question: where can I get one of those T-shirts?cttigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707845229199038938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57343671503739454952010-02-17T00:03:07.828-05:002010-02-17T00:03:07.828-05:00Hey Gene,
I'm with Rhys on the fish on Friday ...Hey Gene,<br />I'm with Rhys on the fish on Friday thing. Especially Whole Foods fish, that wouldn't seem like much of a sacrifice. That's the part of Lent I always forget. The Friday thing.Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32916320927590990452010-02-16T23:13:44.824-05:002010-02-16T23:13:44.824-05:00I'd forgotten about giving up things for Lent....I'd forgotten about giving up things for Lent. It's a great idea.<br />And fish on Fridays? Whole Foods still puts a lot of extra meatless alternatives on the hot bar on Fridays, so it's a pretty heavy cultural memory, especially considering the polyglot cultures that comprise most Whole Foods kitchens.<br />In church the other day, I started wondering what happened to the beautiful sculpted stations of the cross that were on the walls of St. Patrick's in Natick before Vatican II. I'm glad some keep personal denial, sacrifice and good deeds going even as stone disappears.genecassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088143355480310712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3399433316935342082010-02-16T12:37:23.425-05:002010-02-16T12:37:23.425-05:00Hi Paul,
Thanks for stopping by. I give it up the ...Hi Paul,<br />Thanks for stopping by. I give it up the entire 40 days, which actually ends before Easter. (I think on Easter Saturday, or maybe even Good Friday)<br /><br />I am in awe of your fasting. I ounce tried to fast completely on Good Friday, but I was stupid and on Gantrasin, a sulpher drug, and I became so sick and unable to lift my head that my mother thought I was having a stroke actually got a doctor to the house. <br /><br />That sort of did for me on fasting, but I applaud your discipline. <br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-745063099617232502010-02-16T12:01:48.468-05:002010-02-16T12:01:48.468-05:00Since my college days, I have fasted from Good Fri...Since my college days, I have fasted from Good Friday to Easter Sunday, nothing but water (and, one year, the antibiotics I was on for a nasty infection). I can completely identify with the satisfaction of giving something up for Lent, despite your atheist friend not getting it. I find the Easter fast, besides increasing my appreciation of food, has a remarkable centering effect.<br /><br />Do you give it up the whole time from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday? Or do you allow yourself to indulge on the Sunday feast days, which are technically not part of the 40 days of Lent, hence the 47 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday?Paul Edward Parkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39350867473068242612010-02-16T11:26:30.229-05:002010-02-16T11:26:30.229-05:00Hi Rhys,
You and I will have to go out for drinks ...Hi Rhys,<br />You and I will have to go out for drinks sometime and vent!! <br /><br />I like the beans and peanut butter idea, the only problem for me is I'm bad at the whole calculation part to figure out what I'm really saving. <br /><br />I just make an extra donation. This year to Haiti!!<br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60044617133249422202010-02-16T11:14:56.227-05:002010-02-16T11:14:56.227-05:00The lenten ritual I could never understand was no ...The lenten ritual I could never understand was no meat on Fridays. I happen to love fish. How is it in any way better for my soul to have shrimp and lobster for six weeks? My daughter does beans or peanut butter and jelly once a week with her family and they put the money they saved into the habitat for humanity box. That's when it makes sense, I think, because you are actually eating what the poor would eat that night.<br />I think I'll try just to give up unkind thoughts for lent.<br />And Jan, I'm an angry Catholic. All my collection money going to pay off enormous amounts in molestation settlements. Then we spend hours praying for priestly vocations when half the congregation--married men and women, would love to serve as priests. I felt like jumping up and yelling "Hello! We're already here!"Rhys Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663634889908752121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50232970877767917662010-02-16T10:48:24.666-05:002010-02-16T10:48:24.666-05:00Hi Joe,
I could have a long debate about that, be...Hi Joe,<br /><br />I could have a long debate about that, because believe me, I have strong objections to your argument. But this is a lighthearted blog. No place to argue the very personal and emotional realms of faith or politics.<br /><br />~JanJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58700062258001159172010-02-16T10:42:14.552-05:002010-02-16T10:42:14.552-05:00So you were a "cafeteria Catholic" but t...So you were a "cafeteria Catholic" but then you became a "disaffected Catholic". Was it really the "priest/pedophile" scandal, or was the checkout line at the cafeteria just too crowded.<br /><br />Isn't it impossible to reach a state of disaffection with something you were never committed to in the first place?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10662457449070033715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67460213422392276722010-02-16T10:22:11.610-05:002010-02-16T10:22:11.610-05:00Oh, Jan, I understand the discipline part of it. Y...Oh, Jan, I understand the discipline part of it. You can kind of see--it's rising above yourself, if that makes any sense.<br /><br />And it gets more rewarding as the time passes and you succeed. Lovely.<br /><br />I'm thinking about the not saying or thinking anything mean. Huh. Can't hurt, right? Doing it. <br /><br />Thank you.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77319551444674033082010-02-16T10:14:00.169-05:002010-02-16T10:14:00.169-05:00Yes, Terry and you also can avoid the Christmas ma...Yes, Terry and you also can avoid the Christmas madness if you want to. That's when I wish the most that I was Jewish. And more efficient fasting!<br /><br />Hallie, I knew you'd understand!<br /><br />Ro, of course you can give up something that's bad for you. As long as you really, really like it! <br /><br />Hi Laura. That's a beautiful way to celebrate Lent. And more to the serious Lent point.Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65067886201468997432010-02-16T09:48:21.177-05:002010-02-16T09:48:21.177-05:00Some years I give up something for Lent and some y...Some years I give up something for Lent and some years I take on a discipline--like saying Morning Prayer each morning (I'm Episcopalian--Catholic Lite) or committing to doing something nice anonymously for someone every day. I haven't quite decided what I'm doing this year, but I'm leaning toward a prayer discipline of some kind . . . praying for people I dislike? praying for the victims of war and natural disasters? I need to decide today!<br />PS: I'm with you about no email control--the last couple days I've taken my hard copy manuscript to a coffee shop and it's been blissfully relaxing not to fight the email urge.Laura DiSilveriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948548540796537864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82538628022506595612010-02-16T08:50:30.718-05:002010-02-16T08:50:30.718-05:00When I was little I once told my mother I wanted t...When I was little I once told my mother I wanted to give up poppy seeds. I hadn't gotten the concept that it had to be something you LIKED. I admire you for being able to do it. Does it still count if you know the thing is bad for you anyway?<br />You've inspired me...no diet Coke until...when does this thing end? Is it Easter?Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2891146093863874182010-02-16T08:19:48.642-05:002010-02-16T08:19:48.642-05:00How about I give up shoveling snow...?
Seriously ...How about I give up shoveling snow...?<br /><br />Seriously - I completely understand the lure/satisfaction of this.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14695541290189984412010-02-16T08:06:02.222-05:002010-02-16T08:06:02.222-05:00I like being Jewish. We get one day to fast and th...I like being Jewish. We get one day to fast and that covers everything.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.com