So, cheers!
And special cheers to Johnny in Baghdad, who has been sad to miss St. Pat's at his favorite bar with his friends since he enlisted. I'm sure they'll toast a drink or two to you, Johnny. And I know I will.
I heard a Dublin reporter on NPR this morning say that while the economy in Ireland is tanking with the rest of us, the Irish are giving up their cars before they'll give up their nights at the pub. And sure if you've got to be poor, at least try to be happy.
• Popular myth speculates that St. Patrick chased all of the snakes from Ireland. In reality, there were never any snakes on the island. This myth is considered a metaphor for converting pagans and Druids to Catholocism and "chasing" them from Ireland.
• St. Patrick was born with the given name Macwyn Succat around A.D. 385 in Scotland. It wasn't until he was kidnapped and enslaved by Irish bandits that he was brought to Ireland. Even though he is a Catholic saint, Patrick was actually born to a Roman Christian family. After six years in captivity, Patrick was said to have had religious dreams that told him to escape his captors and convert the people of Ireland to Catholocism.
So says Yahoo.
After six years in prison, anybody would have religious dreams. But, why wait for a dream to tell you to escape? And to chase off the pagans and druids -- that might explain a lot about what has happened to dear old Ireland. Ah, Macwyn, we hardly knew ye.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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