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That punch!! I'm intrigued. And well done on hosting 50 people!!

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It was good! And thank you, it was a good time.

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That gathering sounds fantastic! My potluck go-to is King Arthur's almond flour brownies. They take one bowl and ten minutes to prep (fifteen minutes if I let the toddlers help) and come out great every time. They're gluten-free with the right baking powder, too - not an issue for my family, but we know an increasing number of people who have to avoid it.

As the token Catholic friend, I answer a lot of off-the-wall questions from Protestants already. Probably the patron saint of Church trivia (today's entry: until the mid-fifties, Hallowe'en was a day of fast and abstinence.)

Thanks for the mention! I'm catching up on Duel right now and fingers crossed I can make it before the last episode drops...

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"I'll take "Weird patron saints" for 500, Alex"

"He is the patron saint of unsightly people"

*ding ding*

"Who is St. Drogo?"

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I'd like to say I'm bringing some elaborate and delicious dip...but I'm sure I would be picking up chips and salsa on the way.

I would be the patron saint of forgetting things

The Rule by Theresa & Peter Martin- it's such a good one.

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"What's the name of that saint you pray to when you forget things? I can't remember."

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Patron saint of the people who'd prefer to pray to St. Mike rather than St. Michael, since I get asked even to this day whether I prefer Michael or Mike whenever I meet someone new and maybe it works that way sometimes with the archangel as well.

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The struggle is real. Unrelated, which one do you prefer? jk, but seriously.

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Depends on the context, but of late I like Michael. Mike is usually close family members and friends; Michael is a bit more formal. Work friends, writing, everyone else basically. Michael just has that ring to it, y'know?

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I dig it.

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