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well my friends, St. Paddy's day is upon us once again. somehow it always feels like st. paddy's in my heart, and i mean that. when i have tippled a few too many drams, my inner monologue has bit o' the irish in it. honestly. to be more plain: when i have had too much to drink my voice in my head has an irish accent.

a good way to begin st. paddy's is to wake up, go through your rosary, then have yourself a pint of guinness. nothing else but guinness will do, unless it is a pint of wiskey or something... but that should at least wait until after breakfast, maybe even lunch. after you have had your pre-food pint, it's time to have yourself a proper meal. black beans, some sausage, eggs over easy, a muffin (the same type as, though never to be referenced as 'english) some strong black coffee, and a shot of whisky to warm you up for your walk down to the pub. this is to be repeated each time you wake up on st paddy's day from your series of successive stupors. this will be a day to remember! (try your best)

ireland isn't in the greatest shape right now. tensions are high because of recent events that very well could de-rail the peace process. there was that huge-ass bank robbery a couple of months back, then on january 30th Robert McCartney was stabbed to death in a pub in Belfast. The IRA has been busy, and it's a sad sad thing.

there's no real way for us to identify with what's been going on over there since easter sunday,1916, it's so very foreign. it would be like the EV free church fire bombing the baptists or something. very understandable {though not condonable} and very crazy all at the same time. the whole thing has just snowballed out of control.

all that to say, i guess, that while you are celebrating st patrick's day this year, and herein on st paddy's, try to remember the struggles of the irish people. lots of innocent blood has been shed. say a prayer for the irish, they sure do need it.