Happy first Sunday after the first Full Moon following the Vernal Equinox!

You would think that date of the highest Holy Day of the Christian calendar wouldn't be based on two astronomical phenomena, but you'd be wrong. The fact that the Full Moon followed the Equinox by just a few days explains why Easter is so very early this year.

Church was packed to the rafters, naturally. Some of the people were from out of town, visiting family for the holiday. But others were the standard Lily-and-Poinsettia Catholics, who find themselves inside a church twice a year.

Bah. I've got a blistering headache. It's been building for three days, but it's full-blown today. A handful of aspirins and a late breakfast took the edge off it, but it's still there.

Happy Easter!