Cultural (In)competence and One Just Purely Odd Thing

Sunday morning, three text messages wishing me happy Easter. One from a relative, one a joke from Trident, and one from a dear friend, all of whom know that I'm a Jew. I gave Tri a ration for her well wishes, then kindly reminded the other two that Jews don't typically celebrate the marvel (or fantasy, depending on one's perspective) of the risen Christ. The relative's comment was, "I wasn't aware."

The friend said, "Really? You don't celebrate Easter?"

I said, "Gosh, no, do you celebrate Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Purim, or Yom Kippur?"

"Why would I do that?"

Yea, boy howdy, why would she?

On a different subject, this morning on the way to the office, a car driving down the road with a six foot high prickly pear cactus in a huge basket not at all tied down on its roof. It was a sedan, maybe a Subaru. I tried to get a picture and couldn't get the shot, sadly. I was too far away to holler at the driver. That sucker was BIG. Not a thing I'd want rolling off the roof and down in any direction. Did someone leave it there as a joke? Did the owner of the car run out of steam while moving and just forget? Too many possibilities to fathom.

Happy Monday.