11 Apr

April 11th - the day the ice cream ran out. As if the war is not sacrifice enough, I chose to give up ice cream for Lent. I figured if I could give up ice cream for forty days while living in the middle of the desert that may make-up for my lack of attendance at Sunday services. On the second of April I asked the restaurant manager if he could set aside one tub of mint chocolate chip ice cream for future use; he said he would and hid the ice cream where no one would find it. On Holy Thursday the chow hall ran out of ice cream except for "my" hidden carton of mint chocolate chip. After the Easter Sunday feast the manager pulled me aside and asked if I was saving the ice cream for a special occasion. I told him he was "free" to bring-out the stashed tub-o-desert. Sure enough, today a nanosecond of silence was observed as the last chocolate chip slid its way out of the 3 gallon Baskin Robbins container - never to be seen again. It was a great run - from Jan 20th to April 11th. If you ever wanted to know how long 240 gallons of ice cream will last 40 guys living in the desert - now you have your answer, about 110 days - give or take a few days. Have a good night.