According to my courageous mother, long ago passed, I’ve got quite a bit of Irish blood running through my veins. Irish-Scots mutt is more like it, because we can’t trace it fully for many reasons. But on St. Patrick’s Day I always honor her, our heritage and the stories she told me; most haunting, even dark messages of the challenges living brings and that life is rarely fair. That we lived. The curse of the black Irish, as it were. But life is still grand and worth celebrating, because it’s the journey that makes us who we are.
It’s perhaps this brooding, private nature of those of us blessed with the Irish that inspires us to put such unbridled zest into life’s festivities when they happen.
So on this St. Patrick’s night it is an Irish blessing offered. Down a mug of ale (or your drink of choice), and celebrate tonight… in honor of every moment of life well lived.
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.May God be with you and bless you:
May you see your children’s children.
May you be poor in misfortune,
Rich in blessings.
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the warm rays of sun fall upon your home
And may the hand of a friend always be near.May green be the grass you walk on,
May blue be the skies above you,
May pure be the joys that surround you,
May true be the hearts that love you.
Now you’ve done it Taylor, you made me cry. God love the Irish and the Irish-Scots mutts like my husband.
Got any Irish in ya?
Want some?
/obligatory
I love that verse, thanks Taylor.
I’ve been doing a ton of genealogy lately.
My kin, on my Father’s side, hail form New Ross, County Wexord. They left before the famine in the 1840′s. To a place at least as inhospitable, and beautiful, as Ireland, Newfoundland. Where you will still hear deep Irish accents being spoken.
I love that verse too, but, I am of Germanic descent. I would love to go to Ireland. I have friends that have been there and say it is absolutley gorgous.
Wow was my spelling bad on that last comment. Sorry guys.
Oh God… the return of Tucker Bounds….. gack… (msnbc)
kris says:
17 March 2009 at 6:47 pm
Wow was my spelling bad on that last comment. Sorry guys.
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just 2 but who’s counting?
We are having corn beef, cabbage and potatoes all in the crock pot and we will eat in about 1/2 hour when our son gets here.
We went to the doctors today. Mine just a regular 6 month check and all is great. Hubby for the pneumonia. His lungs are clear and now it’s just bronchial. Has 4 days left of antibiotics and she gave him another prescription just for good measure.
I just thought I heard Summers say that there WERE guidelines given to AIG with the 30 billion, and he said they chose to ignore them.
By the way GeoT do you ever go to Politico’s The Arena? It’s really interesting.
Betsy says:
17 March 2009 at 7:11 pm
By the way GeoT do you ever go to Politico’s The Arena? It’s really interesting.
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I’ll check it out. thanks.
Corn beef YES cabbage, not so much
Betsy:
I see Michelle Bachmann on that Politico page. She just got busted:
Bachmann Admits She Took Earmarks After Claiming Otherwise
Just days after saying she had requested zero earmarks for her district, Rep. Michele Bachmann admitted to Fox News’ Brian Wilson that she had indeed requested millions in earmarks in 2008
http://minnesotaindependent.com/29348/bachmann-says-she-did-take-earmarks-after-all
In case you missed it:
Fountain goes green at White House:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ-2SAuWRYU
Be back later, dinner is ready.
Betsy says:
17 March 2009 at 7:33 pm
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glad your hubby is on the mend.
Good on ya’ O’bama:
Obama taps Steelers’ Rooney as Irish ambassador
WASHINGTON (AP)—President Barack Obama on Tuesday selected Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney to be U.S. ambassador to Ireland, turning to a lifelong Republican who provided the Democrat critical campaign support during the White House race.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-rooney-ambassador&prov=ap&type=lgns
Today I was listening to Limbaugh on our way home and a lady called in and said she was a liberal. She made the comment to him that she listens to him and has never heard a liberal call on his show. He told her that they call in all the time. And then told her that he put her ahead of 3 other callers. She said she didn’t want special treatment. So he told her he would put her behind those three callers. Just before he took the 3rd call he brought her back up and told her she was next. She said she’d wait. Well, after the 3rd caller, guess what! It was noon and he told her to call back tomorrow. I laughed and said to my husband, he just confirmed what she said to him, the stupid idiot.
I’m Scots Irish too. Many Irish traits in my family.The good ones and the bad ones.
Hubby is German Irish. Nothing worse than that.
Betsy…stubborn huh?
Yes, and what a temper. I’m English/Dutch/Danish. So I’m really a mutt.
(or your drink of choice), TM
Please don’t forget, Taylor – in California we have another (legal and FAR more healthy) choice.
I’m a mutt too,we have no idea what my Mother’s background was. She was adopted during the time when everything was kept secret. Her adoptive Mom didn’t tell her, a mean cousin did when she was 12.
We always said just judging from her style of mothering…Italian or Jewish.
pmichael….I’m hoping that sometime during his administration Obama will get around to decriminalizing. He would seem to have the correct sensibilities to see the waste in the ‘war on drugs’.
I guess I’m showing my age here, but we never used the term “mutt”. We proudly called ourselves “Heinz 57“s. *L*
Lake Lady, the “war on drugs” is a farce.
Making drugs illegal has only one accomplishment – making the drug dealers rich.
BTW – (I get in trouble for this one) – I feel exactly the same way about prostitution. Every woman should have the right to provide ‘services’ for men – and charge for it – if she should so choose to. If they wish to be a ‘pro’ and our government wants to require certain ‘health tests and requirements’ (as they intelligently do in Nevada) – then so be it.
But to procecute a woman for making a man smile –
is ridiculous.
Just my opinion.
Prostitution is ‘illegal’ because men made the laws — and they were frightened to death women would eventually accumulate every dollar on earth – if they were allowed to ‘charge’ for it.
As one very smart philosopher once stated, “Know thyself”.
Nope you are right on both counts pmichael. I have said that prostitution should be legalized. It’s safer that way when there are medical tests etc. like the brothels in NV. And I’ve always said that if booze is legal than so should drugs. That way they can be taxed and the govt has the money. Probably could almost give tax cuts to people because the drug tax would pay for many things.
Well, I, like most people, am a mutt. But one that can claim irish, german, Scotch, French, and American Indian (don’t know the tirbe). But with a surname like Lynch, and daugthers with names of Erin and Siobhan – we all claim Irish.
In fact, my husband brought homw a bottle of Bushmills Irish Whisky today. HE never does that. I asked what was the occasion and he seemed flabbergasted at the question – “St Patrick’s Day obviously” he replied.
djjl says:
17 March 2009 at 10:26 pm
In fact, my husband brought home a bottle of Bushmills Irish Whisky
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That stuff will either grow hair or make you lose hair, I forget which
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PM- if you’re here. Are Rhododendrons and Azaleas basically the same thing, or same family? (couldn’t find Rhodies, bought Azaleas)
This will be HUGE.
Bill Clinton to visit Newfoundland
FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON IS COMING TO ST.JOHN’S. THE EVENT IS SPONSERED BY THE ST. JOHN’S BOARD OF TRADE AND WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY MAY 28TH
http://ntv.ca/news/news.html
Azaleas ARE a Rhododendron, GeoT
Go Here:
http://www.rhododendron.org/
Interesting that – today being the day of ‘green’ – more than one person is thinking about spring and planting.
Not a real big deal – but I planted my annual four tomato plants today. Tomorrow I’ll take my Dahlia tubers out of storage and get them going.
BTW – Betsy, I appreciate your agreement. What really bothers me is the people I feel are ‘intelligent’ that disagree.
I honestly don’t understand that.
It does, however, give me one more chance to display one of my most famous statements.
If all drugs became ‘legal’ *today* – the average IQ tomorrow would double.
pmichael says:
17 March 2009 at 11:16 pm
Interesting that – today being the day of ‘green’ – more than one person is thinking about spring and planting.
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Put my tomatoes in last week = did some hanging baskets today… these will love the coastal air:
http://o.mfcreative.com/f1/file14/objects/e/6/9/ee69241c-0b50-43a3-8297-8f36392e5be9-0.jpg
(I hope the link works)
GeoT, my ‘hangers’ were up a few days ago. I was going to go with an all new theme (candycane Petunias) – but last year’s Petunias had other ideas.
I’ve got flowers all over them!
“decriminalization”?
Sources: US to sign UN gay rights declaration
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration will endorse a U.N. declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality that then-President George W. Bush had refused to sign, The Associated Press has learned.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_gay_rights
pmichael says:
17 March 2009 at 11:26 pm
GeoT, my ‘hangers’ were up a few days ago. I was going to go with an all new theme (candycane Petunias) – but last year’s Petunias had other ideas.
I’ve got flowers all over them!
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I scattered a California Poppy and a wildflower mix to fill-in my flower beds… I’m going for max color this year.
Here’s what I have so far in the front yard PMichael:
http://o.mfcreative.com/f2/file02/objects/0/0/8/2008a2ca-2e3c-4f7b-af62-788505696f86-0.jpg
GeoT, ‘color’ is what it’s all about. *L*
I’m pretty lucky. Much of my commercial work (that I actually get paid for) – comes out of my own backyard !
http://www.morrisnursery.com/froggie.jpg
I like the front of your house, GeoT. If I may make a suggestion — for *total* ‘Fill’ – in a dramatic splash of color – use Coleus. When you get the idea you can snip a branch of it and simply stick it in a hole you created with a pencil – you’ll go nuts with it. ‘Saturn’, “Fishnet Stocking’, and many Pink varieties will make your garden positively ‘psychodelic‘.
pmichael says:
17 March 2009 at 11:41 pm
GeoT, ‘color’ is what it’s all about. *L*
I’m pretty lucky. Much of my commercial work (that I actually get paid for) – comes out of my own backyard !
http://www.morrisnursery.com/froggie.jpg
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beautiful! BTW that looks like an Irish bunch running the nursery.
pmichael says:
17 March 2009 at 11:47 pm
I like the front of your house, GeoT. If I may make a suggestion — for *total* ‘Fill’ – in a dramatic splash of color – use Coleus. When you get the idea you can snip a branch of it and simply stick it in a hole you created with a pencil – you’ll go nuts with it. ‘Saturn’, “Fishnet Stocking’, and many Pink varieties will make your garden positively ‘psychodelic‘.
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I was just thinking that when I saw your pic. I haven’t grown Coleus since the “Terrarium” days back in college
(Sparkletts bottle) Thanks.
Last minute edition. Here is the phenomenal Hayley Westenra singing “Danny Boy”, she is a member of Celtic Woman for those who care.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzd6mbfp6rs
Here she is singing “Whispering Hope” (Bonus spiritual track)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj3N9LE9FPs
Sandmann says:
17 March 2009 at 11:50 pm
I love her voice, that was nice.
Beautiful voice, LOVE Iris/Celtic music.
I am an AMERICAN. My forefolk came from right here along with Germany and Scotland.(now THERE’S a calm, peaceloving combo for ya)
Old and new all mixed together.
American mut and damned proud of it..
Irish
secularhumanizinevoluter says:
18 March 2009 at 5:39 am
I am an AMERICAN.
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that’s not an ethnicity
It is in my book!!
secularhumanizinevoluter says:
18 March 2009 at 7:52 am
It is in my book!!
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Then you must be a Native American