Not Reading Labels Makes The Baby Jesus Cry

I must admit, that I have turned into a pretty bad Catholic... pretty much THE definition of a C&E Catholic... but that doesn't mean I'm not going to give something up for lent. Last year, I decided to give up soda & caffeine, and did so successfully, but I relapsed, and fell back on the Mt. Dew addiction. So I figured this year, I can go back around and try it again.

So far, this year, I have been successful... a couple of nights waking up with cold sweats, morning sickness (OK. Maybe not.) Until yesterday, when I broke my lenten promise and drank some caffeine... without knowing it.

The Scene: Wal-Mart. I just came from hitting the gym... and felt I could use some hydration. I'm wandering the aisles, and find some of Gatorade's new Invigorating Water. It looked good, it was from Gatorade... let's try it. I grab a bottle, and head on home. Later I'm sitting at my computer, doing some work, and I'm looking at the Gatorade bottle, which explains that it "gives you that extra kick you need to get through your workout." Hey. Cool. Until I see under that is a little graph explaining HOW MUCH CAFFEINE EACH BOTTLE HAS.

So, I'm going to say 10 Hail Marys, and hope I don't get struck down by lightning.

PS- Is it an omen, or ironic that Gatorade's logo is a lightning bolt?