A shamrock for you...

Happy St. Patrick's Day, all ye lads and lassies...

A bit o' trivia for you compliments of Wikipedia: The widespread use of alcohol on St. Patrick's Day may be rooted in the fact that the Roman festival of the Bacchanalia, a celebration of the Roman deity, Bacchus, (to whom wine was sacred), was on 17 March.

Hail Bacchus. :)

Thoughts of the day

It's Mardi Gras. I'm stuck at work on a craptacular day. I'd rather be reveling. My head hurts. May yours be all mine isn't. (and happy birthday to someone very special.)

It's just the holidays...

Just like everyone else, it seems that my days are too short and my task lists are too long these days.

I'm headed up to see some family next week, then on my self-proclaimed graduation trip (read: shopping spree) the week following. I'm sure that some posting will ensue, but if not, don't give up on me. I'll return in full force mid-January.

Drink some liquor for me on New Year's Eve. I'll be stuck with a couple octogenarians watching Wheel of Fortune or some such drivel...

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Make me proud.

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This day gives me unequivocal license to tell this joke as many times as possible without repercussions.

A pirate walks into a bar. Normal looking pirate, he is...hook on the hand... eyepatch... ship's steering wheel attached to the groin?

He goes to the bar, hoists himself (and the wheel) onto a barstool, and orders a drink. The bartender asks if he knows that he has a steering wheel tied to his groin, to which the pirate replies,

"Aargh. I know, matey. Drives me nuts."

*ba doom ching*