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‘Tis the season of doing without

February 21, 2012 by Dave Knadler

I'm not a very religious man, but I usually try to give up something for Lent. Over the years I’ve somehow convinced myself that occasional self-denial is a good thing. This year I guess it’ll be wine.

That’s a heavy burden. I like wine. But it doesn’t count unless you give up something you like. Maybe not even then. For me it’s like tuning out Facebook for a few days: Mostly it’s about pulling a blog topic out of my ass, and demonstrating a certain amount of self-mastery in the process.

Not that I discount the other things traditionally associated with Lent — soul-searching and repentance and taking stock of what, exactly, one’s life is supposed to to be about. Actually, that pretty much describes one day without wine for yours truly. If I can hold out for 40 of them, I’ll be a saintly man indeed.

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About Dave Knadler

Obscure writer. Lazy photographer. Bashful guitarist. Perhaps too fond of wine. Tireless nemesis of New York Times crosswords.

Comments

  1. Stock says

    February 22, 2012 at 11:24 am

    Buck up…..

    Stock

  2. Molly says

    February 22, 2012 at 11:58 am

    Been giving up the juice during lent for years Dave. First week is the toughest. Make sure to splurge on a nice bottle for Easter dinner.

    • Dave Knadler says

      February 22, 2012 at 1:35 pm

      I figure it can’t hurt. Already looking forward to Easter.

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