Bill's Notes

[Industrialblog, March 17, 2004]
Three Quarks for Muster Mark ...
St. Patrick:

Drove all the snakes out of Ireland. Used a three-leaf clover to demonstrate the concept of the Holy Trinity. Brought the Holy Gospel to heathen celts struggling in darkness. Led to the establishment of God's holy church on the Emerald Isle.

And what do we do in his honor every March 17?

Do we drive snakes? Teach the Trinity? Convert the heathen? Establish churches?

Of course not. That's for the rest of the year. Today, we remember the accomplishment of St. Patrick and missionaries everywhere, and celebrate them. (And it breaks up Lent pretty nicely, too.)

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone.

Post as: [Register] [Log In]

Account:
Password:
Remember info?
Thank you for choosing to comment on IndustrialBlog. Our commenting policy is pretty simple: Be civil. If you are mean-spirited, tendentious, vexatious, quarrelsome and/or annoying, you just may get deleted. If you are charming, sophisticated and/or funny, on the other hand, you may get a free rein no matter what you say. It depends. Also, please note that commenting is for this post ONLY. Do not comment on other posts here. If I closed comments for a post, I did so for a reason. Thank you. Please enjoy your stay at IndustrialBlog, and remember the Blogosphere can be dangerous place -- be careful out there. The Management.