AH....THE GATHERING MASSES

Last weekend was Easter weekend. I am always confused by exactly which days 'we' are supposed to...well....celebrate. But, if you are not the religious type it is just another day to either eat chocolate bunnies or be inconvenienced by stores being closed or not have my mail delivered or be able to speak to a civil servant.

My girlfriend mentioned that she thought the stores should all be closed...along with many other things....except churches of course (hey, aren't those churchpeople working?? Busy giving sermons and such!). But I digress - After hearing her say this I said:

"Well, that is because you are old school religious, but if you aren't, it doesn't really bother you." as in ME.

I don't really want 'the church' to dictate to me who should be open and who should not...I have enough of that with the Government and Unions!!! ...and really....to a lot of people Easter means more of treats and Christmas means presents. Is that necessarily .....wrong? We ARE a consumer society after all.

One church, here in my city, has decided the way to get more worshippers through the door, and more money dropped into the passing baskets, is to have an Easter play. This year they have chosen: Rock Star Wars: A New Hope. Previously they have done Star Trek,Tombstone and The Princess Bride.

Reverend Hughes, who is behind this brain storm, states "We do this because we know Easter is a time when we get people to church. We've found if we use a little twist we can get a big crowd here." 


Reverend Hughes is used to disapproval for his theme weekends but is quick to point out "people who don't like it can always find another place to worship." Well isn't that Christian!!

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Some strangish things that people do for easter are:

Make a butter lamb like the Polish and Russians

Traditionally, Polish Catholics gave up eggs and dairy for Lent; the eggs were decorated and given to priests, family and friends, and butter was sculpted into lambs for the Easter feast. Why?

AND.....No one says you have to be GOOD at sculpting!! What the HELL is that??

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People of Norway choose to celebrate the holiday by solving crimes in special ‘Easter thrillers’ (or Påskekrimmen). The TV stations get involved and they even print special milk cartons to make it seem more realistic. Does this EVEN MAKE SENSE??

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many people....and animals...gather Easter eggs...

Okay....I just threw this guy in because I think Meerkats are cute.

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Slovak youths dressed in traditional costumes whip a girl using sticks made from willow trees as part of traditional Easter celebrations, shown here, in the village of Trencianska Tepla, north of Bratislava. Girls are doused with water and whipped in a custom believed to ensure a woman's fertility and beauty. Doesn't this look like the BEST FUN??? A preamble to the wet T-shirt contest I am thinking....without the whipping, which would be leaning more to Easter S & M.

Things I've learned this week:

I have been pretty busy this week....and really haven't learned much. Except that when you treat your clients as though they are your ONLY clients they will show up late in tax season and expect you to be sitting there waiting to do their taxes........because it seems - they are your only client! This happens every friggin' year! 

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Smoking will still kill you:

The Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla, was “utterly devastated”  by the death of her brother after he smashed his head on a pavement in New York.

Mark Shand, a legendary adventurer, slipped as he tried to light a cigarette after leaving a nightclub in the early hours.


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There is always something new in the world. Cute snaps of cats wrapped up in blankets to look like burritos have gone viral on photo-sharing website Instagram.