tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post8532845458811300485..comments2024-02-05T19:38:05.808-05:00Comments on Vita Brevis: Happy Saint Patrick's Day!!!MJenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-84184998779398421492008-03-17T22:53:00.000-04:002008-03-17T22:53:00.000-04:00Should I feel guilty for not participating in the ...Should I feel guilty for not participating in the day named after St. Valentine but wholeheartedly embracing all things related to the day of St. Patrick?Chemgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07803297898913358147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-12236706906280806202008-03-18T09:08:00.000-04:002008-03-18T09:08:00.000-04:00Absolutely not.Remember, the whole legend of St. V...Absolutely not.<br><br>Remember, the whole legend of St. Valentine is disputed and can most likely be related back to horny birds.<br><br>Patrick, on the other hand, is fairly-well documented (even if he might be Palladius, as well) and a much more convincing historical figure.the iNDefatigable mjenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-70124687968141754952008-03-18T11:50:00.000-04:002008-03-18T11:50:00.000-04:00aaaaaaaah. Conscience... clean.Now, I just need to...aaaaaaaah. Conscience... clean.<br><br>Now, I just need to get my wife to read this.Chemgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07803297898913358147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-57669295891364809592008-03-18T12:01:00.000-04:002008-03-18T12:01:00.000-04:00It would also behoove you, then, to have her read ...It would also behoove you, then, to have her read the St. Valentine's Day post. It might help allay her anger and frustration if she realizes that all we're doing is celebrating the procreation of birds. And the masscre of mobsters.the iNDefatigable mjenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-87210048647950272672008-03-21T18:40:00.000-04:002008-03-21T18:40:00.000-04:00Poor St. Palladius. He's getting shorted. I ...Poor St. Palladius. He's getting shorted. I think we should try to get a second day added to the celebration. So not only would we get March 17th as St. Pat's, but then March 18th as St. Pall's....Oh wait, that sounds too much like the beer St. Paul... Hummm, I may have to rethink my masterful plan, (darn German genes~always messing up my masterful plans!!) <br><br>I do love that you family is in Braveheart. Now I can brag that "I know" someone in that movie :-)Lisa-tastrophieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087582850469993109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-22117019724481542862008-03-22T08:50:00.000-04:002008-03-22T08:50:00.000-04:00Palladius' feast day is actually July 7. Depe...Palladius' feast day is actually July 7. Depending on where July 4th falls, you could make it a very long, very drunken weekend.the iNDefatigable mjenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.com