That's right the squirrels of Portland owe me a favor

The best fortune cookie I ever received said simply:

“Your kindness to small animals will soon be rewarded.”
And I thought to myself after reading it:
“Its about time!”


....it stayed in my wallet for 5 years.

Lent

So to honor the season and give a nod to tradition I have decided to list the things I have given up for Lent. They are listed in no particular order.

Coffee and tea
Milk with my cereal
Condiments
Chocolate cake and brownies
Gushers
Smoked Salmon
Public Speaking
Fruit
Self-help books
Tapioca and related gelatin or pudding foodstuffs
Smoking
Reality TV shows
Hummus
Precise spelling
Using the treadmill
Optimism