tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post503792374657594270..comments2023-10-05T05:17:11.350-05:00Comments on Incurable Insomniac: I Can't Make Peace with St. PatrickKaye Wallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-51934775430310484872011-03-25T01:49:31.493-05:002011-03-25T01:49:31.493-05:00Last year, my cousin, who has been researching the...Last year, my cousin, who has been researching the family history, discovered that my paternal grandmother's grandparents were Irish. So I'm both Scottish and Irish - the best of both worlds!<br><br>Slainte!Kaye Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-64836520546284461702011-03-25T01:49:31.317-05:002011-03-25T01:49:31.317-05:00Oh hell, Steph! We Irish like an an excuse to tip...Oh hell, Steph! We Irish like an an excuse to tip a pint and if St. Paddy provides one, hallelujah and Amen!!!Kaye Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-33354974173038340272011-03-25T01:49:31.162-05:002011-03-25T01:49:31.162-05:00Bill Bryson, in his humorous book "The Lost C...Bill Bryson, in his humorous book "The Lost Continent" (about his road trip around the U.S.) said that same thing you did, Ville. Bryson says "If you ask me, the Vikings would make far more worthy heroes for America. For one thing, they did actually discover it. On top of that, the Vikings were manly and drank out of skulls and didn't take any crap from anybody. Now *that's* the American way."<br><br>Funny book.Kaye Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-63238686163307723362008-03-19T20:14:00.000-05:002008-03-19T20:14:00.000-05:00Oh hell, Steph! We Irish like an an excuse to tip...Oh hell, Steph! We Irish like an an excuse to tip a pint and if St. Paddy provides one, hallelujah and Amen!!!Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-3405753998008163872008-03-18T11:11:00.000-05:002008-03-18T11:11:00.000-05:00Bill Bryson, in his humorous book "The Lost Contin...Bill Bryson, in his humorous book "The Lost Continent" (about his road trip around the U.S.) said that same thing you did, Ville. Bryson says "If you ask me, the Vikings would make far more worthy heroes for America. For one thing, they did actually discover it. On top of that, the Vikings were manly and drank out of skulls and didn't take any crap from anybody. Now *that's* the American way."<BR/><BR/>Funny book.Kathy Handysidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986128688954443243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-88722352618905377562008-03-18T10:16:00.000-05:002008-03-18T10:16:00.000-05:00Another holiday I don't understand is Columbus Day...Another holiday I don't understand is Columbus Day. He didn't discover America and he attempted to commit genocide on the indingenous peoples that he did encounted. Why have we made him a hero???<BR/>It's the same BS that happens when someone dies. Take Johnny Cash for example, he was a wife beating low life scum bag criminal, but now he is an American Hero? WTF??Villehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163898369008063786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-44777175601270336722008-03-17T16:03:00.000-05:002008-03-17T16:03:00.000-05:00Last year, my cousin, who has been researching the...Last year, my cousin, who has been researching the family history, discovered that my paternal grandmother's grandparents were Irish. So I'm both Scottish and Irish - the best of both worlds!<BR/><BR/>Slainte!Kathy Handysidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986128688954443243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-48372350232786119312008-03-17T14:54:00.000-05:002008-03-17T14:54:00.000-05:00And let us not forget Oscar Wilde. There is a cert...And let us not forget Oscar Wilde. There is a certain bump in the Irish sense of humor that always feels like home to me. Oddly enough (or maybe not so oddly), it's perfectly compatible with my other half, which is Austrian.<BR/><BR/>I'll be tippling a pint or two tonight in honor of my maternal clans!Kaye Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-36604280434865467772008-03-17T14:36:00.000-05:002008-03-17T14:36:00.000-05:00Paradoxical is the word. There was a small movemen...Paradoxical is the word. There was a small movement in the early days of the republic (1920's?) to get rid of the English language altogether - yet what other group has added more to it or used the language so creatively for so much artistry? Two words: Flann O'Brien, if looking for a lesser giant even Joyce liked.<BR/><BR/>Oh and... let's hear some Drowsy Maggie!RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.com