Man in Iowa Drinks Beer for Lent
People tend to give up fairly easy things for Lent. Swearing. Desserts. Going to church. But in Corning, Iowa a man named J. Wilson is giving up food… so he can drink four pints of home-brewed Dopplebock along with the occasional glass or two of water. Wilson, who is attempting to observe lent like a Franciscan monk from the 1600s, is blogging about his experiences at diaryofaparttimemonk.wordpress.com. Two days in, Wilson says he’s a bit hungry and has a headache but is feeling good. The first thing he’s going to eat when Lent’s over? A bacon sandwich. Good man.
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