What happens when you start out on "Good Friday" in search of "good food" and a bit 'o' adventure? Well, I'll tell you the full story first but you can skip to the end if you get bored. I won't hold it against you. Actually I might. I worked very hard on this you know... Anyway, starting at "Good Friday" in search of "good food" you need to stop at the store and get some "fish food" to fatten up the fish for your "fish taco". At this point you have an option hard or "softshell taco". Of course not being part of the Dot Com bust you still have a job so you screw the tacos altogether and choose a tasty "softshell crab" and "king crab" legs instead. Of course "King George" never ate as well as you are, chowing on those big buttery legs, but I'm sure that "President George" has them whilst wandering the Alaskan wilderness looking for oil to drill (that's "president Bush", the current one, not the other "George Bush", and certainly not the "burning bush"--though it's a tempting idea). Anyway back to your story. If the dipping butter was "burning hot" (I'm talking temperature here, not the "red hot" sauce at the trucks) you may need to grab a beer. No I'm kidding of course, the beer was a "red herring." Anyway, what you really need now is some "pickled herring" (preferably creamed) to sooth the burning. Sadly all you can find is a "pickled egg". Now if it was an "easter egg" you'd be somewhere, but "Easter Day" isn't til Sunday so you'll just have to make do. Of course Easter will be little consolation because right on its heels will be "tax day"--where's my "tax cut" Georgey Porgey? Oh well, at least I haven't gotten a "pay cut" and "pay day" still comes around once a month (hopefully not on "Patriots Day"). Speaking of which, I wonder if "Patriots fans" think that Patriots Day is for them? If they do they need to get some "electric fans" turn out all the "electric lights" (wouldn't want to blow a fuse...) and chill out. But instead they are probably crouching around their BBQ's in the glow of their "tail lights" and sitting on their "tail bones" dreaming of the days of "ham bone" soup. Some guy at the other end of the lot is gnawing on a three day old "ham sandwich" and "peanut butter sandwich" and washing it down with some "peanut butter cookies" he got from the "Girl Scout cookie" vendor. Anyway back to your story, (remember that bit about the hot butter?) well you should really take a few minutes and come compare roasted taste buds with other tax procrastinators at this weeks very special convergence of Jesus, taxes, and Patriots "Girl Scout Benefit". Or if you prefer the short version: good Friday good food fish food fish taco softshell taco softshell crabs king crabs king George president George president Bush George Bush burning bush burning hot red hot red herring pickled herring pickled eggs easter eggs easter day tax day tax cut pay cut pay day Patriot's day Patriot's fans electric fans electric light tail light tail bone ham bone ham sandwich peanut butter sandwich peanut butter cookies Girl Scout cookies... <...and a deep breath for the big finish...> ****************** "GIRL SCOUT BENEFIT" ****************** ******************* 5:30pm 7AI Playroom ******************* p.s. one "benefit" will be awarded for the best dramatic reading. :)