Lent 2013
So for many of us, this is a time for reflection, hopefully
leading to a more spiritual life. I
admit that I have long ago given up giving up earthly treats for Lent, but I do
try to be a bit more charitable and Christian.
Heck, I even went to church today.
Yes, I know, it’s about time.
Others, however, celebrate in a different way. In Town yesterday, the “Blarney Bash” went on
and it’s an excuse for (mainly) college age kids to start drinking in the a.m.
and continue for hours. It used to be
called “Kegs and Eggs” but some people objected to that so the name was
changed. (That’s kind of like the old
joke: Did you hear? Sam Lipshitts changed his name! Yeah, now he’s David Lipshitts.) Some Irish
Americans still object to the whole thing because a true celebration of St.
Patrick’s Day (March 17th) would really involve church and family
and a celebration of Irish heritage.
Anyway, if you use the link below, you will see the disgraceful piles of
trash and herd behavior that went on:
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As many of you know, I am addicted to TV and I have been
watching that guy on the Travel Channel who eats weird food. I cannot describe it any other way. Usually, it’s some part of an animal that has
escaped becoming a delicacy because the “true” method of preparation is close
to raw or raw. Don’t get me wrong: I
have nothing against raw. Some of my
best munches have been raw carrots (although I do prefer them in carrot
cake). I love sushi (as long as I know
the fish is FRESH).
However, I draw the line at a Vietnamese treat of spiced
duck blood (drink it before it congeals).
Auuugh. Then on another show I
see the same thing again prepared in the French manner which was to lightly
sauté the duck’s blood (so it would stay together, I think). I guess all of this stems from ‘waste not,
want not’ on the farm when it was so hard to feed people that you used every
bit of protein that you could get.
But … why not cook it?
And if so many cultures are (essentially) drinking blood, why are we
revolted by vampires? Yeah, I know
that’s human blood, but when vampires are trying to be good, they just drink
from little animals like rabbits and moles.
(I’m guessing they drain the critters fully because I haven’t seen any
reports of vampire rabbits.)
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