It is Saturday morning in Saint Joseph, MO, and I’m pondering the virtues of the day. It’s St. Patrick’s Day parade day, by all accounts – but I’m not exactly sure what that means.
According to Wikipedia, its origin is religious (Catholic, really), so folks are supposed to go to church. It is also a feast to celebrate the end of Lenten restrictions, so folks should eat stuff. It is also a celebration of Irish culture – hence the green, the corned beef, and the cabbage.
Having had corned beef and cabbage for lunch yesterday – and still experiencing a feint tickle on the tip of my tongue – I think I’ll pass on more of the same, thank you very much.
From what I can tell, though, it seems today is pretty much going to revolve around coloring sh!t green, and booze.
*yawn*
Am I being over analytical? Is it a better idea to go out and give this parade a shot? Or am I just going to be faced with drunks in green?
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