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And so, with the beginning of Lent, I think to myself, should I practice self-denial for 40 days?

I typically give up something, one thing, for 40 days each year. Maybe its caffeine, maybe its swearing, maybe its armed robbery. Whatever it has been, I’ve given up for the entire Lent season.

This year, though, as I’m entering a new decade of my life, I feel I need to mark the occasion a bit more than usual. So, I decided to cut out three vices (one for each decade) that I will be doing without for the next 40 days.

1. Caffeine – I really hope to break the cycle on this one. I’ve quit drinking caffeine before, but it never sticks and I fall back into the same horrid cycle as before. The longest I’ve gone dry was a year and a half. Then, I stumbled in a big way. You might think that this would be easy, but you under-estimate my addiction. I’m literally giving myself diabetes as we speak. So, as I finish this Pepsi, I say so long old chum. Maybe we’ll see you in 40 days.

2. Excessive eating – I could do better, but I have no restraint. None. Starting tomorrow, I’m kicking it biblical with the BRAT diet + steamed veggies and fruit. (Aside, I hate applesauce, so I’m giving myself the leniency to indulge in steamed veggies and fruit. Also, fish.)

3. Social networking – There is far too much productive time being wasted on MySpace and Facebook. I spend more time coordinating the profile and less time creating content for this site…so no more Facebook or MySpace for 40 days. I will be disabling the Facebook profile for the meantime, but I can’t figure out how to suspend MySpace so we’re just on scouts honor that we’re doing it this way. In the meantime, hit me up via email or on the two-way. Let’s communicate old school for the next 40!