St Paddy's Day - is it important to you?

[andrewlittle]

On this day, in 1970, I landed in the good, old USA. Thirty-one years later, while I am still a British citizen, I am as Americanized as I'll probably ever be.

I walked off the plane in Columbus Ohio, back when you went down the ladder onto the tarmack, and stepped into snow - quite a bit of it, as I recall. I've been trying to get used to that stuff ever since. The last three years in Iowa, while they should have helped, have only served to feed my dislike for winter.

Of course, this really doesn't have much to do with St Patrick's Day, other than a coincidence of timing. But, happy St Paddy's Day, anyway.

[u-dog]

to eat corned beef and cabbage (which I only crave because of my GERMAN heritage)

[Jan]

Ok what I said in an earlier post about claiming my Irish roots due to my red hair, I'm rethinking. What about sour crout? I like that! :-)

Oh yeah, and BEER too.

[andrewlittle]

Originally Posted by u-dog

to eat corned beef and cabbage (which I only crave because of my GERMAN heritage)

U-dog, you surprised me. I thought German stock was pretty stout and, at least, a little discriminating. Hmmm. Of course, if you say you're of German descent, who am I do doubt you?

Jan, I can't go with you on the sauerkraut, but the beer - now we're talking - the breakfast of champions. I think u-dog only likes drinks that come in those tiny little fancy glasses.

[keltic63]

That's a rhetorical question for me, right?

[andrewlittle]

I took it for granted that you, my dear Steve, would hold a place high and special for St Patrick. I guessed you didn't have to wait for that day to "be Irish", like so many of the rest of us.

Enjoy the day and, if you drink, have a couple for me.

[keltic63]

Originally Posted by andrewlittle

I took it for granted that you, my dear Steve, would hold a place high and special for St Patrick. I guessed you didn't have to wait for that day to "be Irish", like so many of the rest of us.

Enjoy the day and, if you drink, have a couple for me.

again, rhetorical...I'm Irish!


I got up early this morning, put the Irish stew in the slow cooker (2 bottles of Killian's Red for flavor!) and headed to the parade. It was freezing cold, but the parade is always exciting.

Tonight: the stew for dinner with the soda bread I made earlier. I also have some scones for a little sweet dessert.

[BruceChris]

Corned beef, Cabbage, and Beer?

And yet you claim to not be a member of the elderly, and flatulent set?

Completely Without Shame.

BC, A Proud member of the O.F.C.

[andrewlittle]

Originally Posted by BruceChris

Corned beef, Cabbage, and Beer?

And yet you claim to not be a member of the elderly, and flatulent set?

Completely Without Shame.

BC, A Proud member of the O.F.C.

Bruce, Bruce, Bruce - real men have constitutions like Old Ironsides - what little flatulence is produced is conveniently used for running our SUV's and very large, very manly pickem up trucks.

Besides, just ask Steve, preventing farts is why we belch. Not only does it prevent the kind of flatulence you so inconsiderately display so often, it serves as the ultimate compliment to the cook - I should know, I am generally the cook and appreciate my belches very, very much.

Now, Steve, I can be in Pittsburgh in roughly 16 hours. Do you suppose you'll have leftovers?

[Jennifer5]

...Dress in green, eat food, celebrate yet another holiday.... yes!!! of course I adore St. Patrick's Day!!!!!

[Emproph]

Pati O’Furniture

[kara speltz]

Although I'm 100% Irish, I have a hard time celebrating St. Patricks Day, I spent 13 years in Boston, where the KKK marched in St. Patrick's Day parades and Irish Catholics attacked school busses on a regular basis. I was one of the driver's on those busses, so the way I celebrated St. Patrick's Day was to wear a large button that read "Irish Catholic Woman Against Racism."

Since then, although it's been some 25 years since I left Boston, I still don't feel called to celebrate particularly being Irish. I love the history of Ireland. Uris' book, "Trinity," taught me much about the oppression we faced, but like so many other oppressed people we Irish just continued to create totum poles where someone is on the bottom