Happy St Paddy's Day!

Don't have much to say on this post. Last night went out to see one of my good friends Irish band play at a punk bar here in town - pretty crazy experience. While they were setting up there was way too loud crazy punk music going on in the house (not my first choice in listening...) and then they played a great set, took a break, and a punk band did a quick change over and played a set (I hung out outside with my friend during that set to save my ears from exploding) and then the Irish band took the stage once more.

Anyway, the whole point is that they have this song (it's an original, which I was completely impressed by) which says that everyone's Irish for a day. So Happy St Paddy's day to all of you, have fun tonight, but be safe, and drink a couple Guinness (is there a plural for Guinness? Guinnesses? Guinnessi?) for me.

Also, find at least some Irish music in your music collection and do a little jig to get yourself into the spirit.

On a similar note - a couple days ago, the archbishops in Chicago declared that since St Paddy's day falls on a Friday - and during Lent, if you're Catholic you're not allowed to eat meat on Fridays - this particular Friday it will be okay if you eat your traditional corned beef and cabbage. But if you do, you have to find some other way to repent and sacrifice today. So for all of you Irish Catholics out there, don't worry, go ahead and have that second helping of corned beef and feel no guilt about it. The archbishop says it's okay.