As promised, the Lenten season will soon be upon us. That means that Catholics and Christians from other denominations will discipline their will by abstaining from a favorite activity for 40 days and learning to like fish each Friday.
The latter is not a problem. I do like seafood, and few things taste better than salmon grilled outdoors, but with the weather we've been having, it would only thaw out just to refreeze moments later once it hit the outside air.
Guess I'll have to settle for Long John Silver's. Arthur Treacher's just isn't what it used to be anymore...with its few remaining franchise holders flying blind in the wind. That my friends, is no fish story by any means.
But I digress.
My Catholic friends and I will kick some ash this Wednesday, thus kicking off the Lenten season. I am proud to say that I pretty much stuck to my vow of giving up social media last year. However, I did backslide, but only because I was seeking a new job and had to keep an eye on new prospects that may contact me through those channels.
That now is no longer a concern, and I can freely abstain this year, and I pledge to do it for the Full 40. No Sunday dispensation or any other loophole. It will be tough, but I think I can get 'er done.
No Facebook or LinkedIn. You already know I don't 'tweet'.
Or blog.
That's right. Once again, this column will go on hiatus for the next several weeks.
It'll give me time to refresh, regroup, and re-evaluate how I want this column to continue its progression, if I decide to continue it.
I do want to continue it. Who am I kidding?
I will also reflect fondly on how I will use the time that I'm not spending checking on the statuses of others, 'checking in' or otherwise stretching my aging iPhone 4 to its limits.
By the way, does "Words With Friends" count?
See you Easter Sunday.
NEXT COLUMN: Sunday, April 20, 2014
