The roads were pretty empty this morning, so I guess that means a lot of people took the day off to celebrate the execution of some poor guy a couple thousand years ago. Not sure what’s “good” about that, but I guess you have to base your religion around something, and what’s better than torture and death? I never really got the whole “Jesus had to die to atone for our sins” thing. I mean, what good did that possibly do? Did all the sinners get a “get out of hell free” card or something? I guess I should have asked back when I was going to Religious Ed., but I don’t really remember questions being encouraged.

They sure do know how to celebrate Good Friday in the Philippines.

Thousands of people gathered in Philippine villages to watch devotees being nailed to crosses as they marked Good Friday by re-enacting Jesus Christ’s suffering….

Nine men wearing crowns of twigs on their heads were crucified for a few minutes by villagers dressed as Roman centurions in northern Pampanga province’s San Pedro Cutud village. At least eight other people were nailed to crosses in neighboring villages.

Jesus, that smarts.

Oh well, whatever cross is yours to bare, I hope you have a good Friday.