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ok, so my chili didn’t win any prizes at the cookoff. but i did get a lot of positive comments about it and a lot of votes in the people’s choice category. jan was awesome as my barker and as the namer of the chili, which was called “dragon’s lair chili”

not sure who’s brilliant idea it was to hold the chili cookoff on ash wednesday. oh wait, i was at that meeting. oops. totally dropped the ball on that one. at least jan and i were able to sample roy’s veggie chili and steve’s vegan chili. i don’t think it’s agreeing with me tho. could be the fact that i haven’t eaten like anything today. the next few hours are gonna be tough.

well, today marks the beginning of the lenten season, where we prepare ourselves to celebrate easter in april. it’s a day of fast and abstinence (hence hungry jeffy). this season for lent i’m gonna give up coffee, fried foods and other things which won’t be named here. i think the coffee is gonna be the hardest, but i will have to manage with tea.

the tradition of giving something up for lent comes from the desire to rid oneself of something unnecessary, possibly a food or a bad habit. it is also a start in changing your life, if only in one way for 40 days. it’s also a time to examine our lives and see if there’s something that needs to change.

change, change, change

some people fear change. i’ll admit that at times i’m one of those people. i like what is comfortable, i like what i know. but it’s stupid for me to think that i can always keep things the same. i know from experience that it’s impossible, that God or mother nature will throw a monkey wrench into the system to shake things up (like a salt-shaka!!!). you gotta be ready for it. yeah, being ready for the unknown seems like the world’s dumbest statement, but it’s true. and you probably already know what i mean. i’ll tell you right now what i wish i could change. the day. why? then i can eat.

man, am i hungry…

did this a long time ago, but just refound it. a pretty sad list of states, no?

(i didn’t include states where i had flight stopovers or drove through, which explains the hole in delaware and rhode island…)

ok, it’s a pretty sad state of affairs when ducky has managed 18 posts since the last time i wrote anything here (22 since the last non-meme post). so here goes. i promise that it probably won’t make sense unless you know me.

joe m: jeff, why are you wearing a tie?
jeff: ask tina why she’s wearing a skirt
joe m: tina, when i asked jeff why he’s wearing a tie he told me to ask you why you’re wearing a skirt. why are you wearing a skirt?
tina: because jeff is wearing a tie

my garbage cans went awol on friday, but i’m getting new ones today. but someone left some in front of my house yesterday. i’m confused too.

i got a real letter in the mail yesterday. stamps and everything. from a kiwi, who i haven’t spoken to in years. it made me really happy.

tina: jeff’s making chili
jeff: i’m doing what?
tina: chili. i need to find four people to make chili for the cookoff.
jeff: i’ve never made chili
tina: it’s easy!
jeff: but i don’t have a crock pot
tina: oh
jeff: you find me a crock pot and i’ll do it
marilyn: i have an extra one!
jeff: doh…
(it’s prolly gonna be called “Demon Duck Pooh Bear chili”. better than Jan’s “fire-in-your-bunghole chili”)

do you carry maps in your car? who doesn’t? oh, that’s right, na doesn’t…

here’s nothing like sharing fart stories to bring two people closer

i check my bank account balances daily to see if my tax refund has come it. i’m really looking forward to it. why? so i can pay my property taxes with it…

there’s more, i’m sure. but i should get back to work. maybe i’ll elaborate more later