I am married to an Irishman. The holiday seems to be centered around going to mass in the morning and partying the rest of the day. I don't care for the drinking and the vulgarity that they seem to enjoy. I love his family. Unfortunately some of them drink too much. Despite this I felt comfortable with them from the first time I met them. I've heard some people say they don't like the Irish. I want to say that most of the Irish people I've met were very nice people. Paul has a very large family and we keep meeting new relatives and there are more we haven't met yet. So here's to the Irish!
A Kerryman was playing Trivial Pursuit. It was his turn. He rolled the dice and landed on "Science & Nature." His question was, "If you are in a vacuum and someone calls your name, can you hear it?" He thought for a time and then asked, "Is it on or off?"
May misfortune follow you the rest of your life and never catch up. May your mornings bring joy and your evenings bring peace. May your troubles grow less as your blessings increase. May the blessings of each day be the blessings you need most. Always remember to forget the troubles that passed away, but never forget to remember the blessings that come each day. If you buy what you don't need, you might have to sell what you do. Better to be sparing at first than at last. Everyone feels his own wound first. Questioning is the door of knowledge. There's nothing so bad that it couldn't be worse. If God sends you down a stony path, may He give you strong shoes. Who gossips with you, will gossip of you.Slow is very fast on an unknown path. Lie down with dogs and you'll rise with fleas. May those that love us, love us, and those that don't love us, may God turn their hearts, and if he doesn't turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles, so we'll know them by their limping.
