Saturday, March 17, brought celebration among even the smallest communities in the world. Why do we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? To stomp on the spirit of a man whom, quoted from a native Irish man “soaked all the fun out of Ireland”. A man who spent his life converting Pagans to Catholicism, making it the major religion in Ireland today. A man whom hated alcohol, hated parties, and all else evil in the world. It brings back memories of my last March, post St. Patrick’s Day, in Ireland. Making conversation with the bartender, ~“How late are you working tonight?” -“Oh, I’m running back and forth, doing this, doing that, working off me sins!” ~”Do you go to church?” -”I do, mornin’ and night! I tell ya, I must’ve done something in me past life, cause
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