A Winner

On Sunday night, I went over to the home of a friend for a nice Easter dinner. He has a peculiar mix of traditional, well-fashioned food and fraternity-level drinking hi-jinks. It's a good fit for me. I wasn't going to bring anything, which is bad, but learned at the last minute that another friend going to the dinner was making tortellini. Dismayed by that discovery, I resolved to bring something, even if I couldn't match a home-made item in so little time.

I walked over to the grocery store, reasoning that I couldn't look too bad by bringing booze. I decided to find something that fit the theme of a Christian holiday, and first looked in the hard liquors. Finding nothing there, I checked the beers, and finished in the wine section. There I found a red wine called "Cardinal Zin". I thought it was funny, and it fit the bill. It looked to be popular, and indeed I believe it was consumed in its entirety.

Easter

I have three things going on today. This morning, I went to Easter Mass at a local Catholic church. In a little bit, I'm going to visit a former roommate for Easter dinner. Then tonight, a second dinner here at home with an indeterminate number of people being invited by my current roommate.

Now, I hadn't stepped inside a Church (except to vote) in a long time. I can't remember the last time. It's been years, for sure. Today I went though, at the behest of my mother. I was resistant to the idea, but actually I had kind of been waiting for a nudge to go. It was a good experience, actually. I may try to make a habit of going again.