May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves! Stealing the Magic..AGAIN!!! Panama Canal FL to CA!!! Part 3

[amesmom]

Yesterday night the very good friends of our friends were killed by someone who attacked them from another car with firearms. Apparently 45 caskets were found inside their car. As of now it looks like it was a revenge (the both come from very rich families, Peralta and Lopez Portillo) because of the way they were killed.

They leave a 4 year old boy and an almost 2 year old baby girl. My heart is breaking for them.

How sad. Sending prayers for the children.

 

[pjpoohbear]

Does he want to know why there is a St.Patrick's day?

Or

Why do you celebrate it?


St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland, or at least the is what I remember.

 

[MrsMork]

Ohio State wins one in overtime . . . and it took a missed foul shot by Xavier, and a three point shot with two seconds by Ohio State to get there!

Sweet 16!

We were watching, John1, and thinking of you of course. Oh my goodness! What a heart stopper that was!

 

[clynne]

They leave a 4 year old boy and an almost 2 year old baby girl. My heart is breaking for them.

Oh, Julie...mine, too! Hang in there...how frustratingly sad...

Carolyn

 

[birkner]

I've been slowly getting caught up the last few days. Haven't wanted to post too much until I got caught up.

Happy St. Patrick's day to all. My DS9 asked why we celebrate St. Patrick's and I couldn't give him a good answer. Where is our answer queen, Noel, when we need her? Anyway, just an excuse to drink to excess I think. We did go out to dinner. We rode our bikes downtown and had dinner at the brew pub. I just can't stomach the green beer, so I ordered an appletini instead. So pretty and yummy!

Short version:

The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place not in Ireland, but in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Along with their music, the parade helped the soldiers to reconnect with their Irish roots, as well as fellow Irishmen serving in the English army.

Over the next thirty-five years, Irish patriotism among American immigrants flourished, prompting the rise of so-called "Irish Aid" societies, like the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick and the Hibernian Society. Each group would hold annual parades featuring bagpipes (which actually first became popular in the Scottish and British armies) and drums.

Up until the mid-nineteenth century, most Irish immigrants in America were members of the Protestant middle class. When the Great Potato Famine hit Ireland in 1845, close to a million poor, uneducated, Catholic Irish began to pour into America to escape starvation. Despised for their religious beliefs and funny accents by the American Protestant majority, the immigrants had trouble finding even menial jobs. When Irish Americans in the country's cities took to the streets on St. Patrick's Day to celebrate their heritage, newspapers portrayed them in cartoons as drunk, violent monkeys.

However, the Irish soon began to realize that their great numbers endowed them with a political power that had yet to be exploited. They started to organize, and their voting block, known as the "green machine," became an important swing vote for political hopefuls. Suddenly, annual St. Patrick's Day parades became a show of strength for Irish Americans, as well as a must-attend event for a slew of political candidates. In 1948, President Truman attended New York City 's St. Patrick's Day parade, a proud moment for the many Irish whose ancestors had to fight stereotypes and racial prejudice to find acceptance in America



Here is the long version:

Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá 'le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially Paddy's Day or St. Patty's Day, is the feast day which annually celebrates Saint Patrick (385-461), the patron saint of Ireland, on March 17, the day on which Saint Patrick died.

The day is the national holiday of the Irish people. It is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland, and a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Montserrat, and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In Great Britain, the United States, Australia and the rest of Canada, it is widely celebrated but is not an official holiday.

It became a feast day in the Roman Catholic Church due to the influence of the Waterford-born Franciscan scholar Luke Wadding, as a member of the commission for the reform of the Breviary in the early part of the 17th century.

Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born, probably in Roman Britain, about AD 385, and was originally called Maewyn.

At the age of 16, he was sold into slavery by a group of Irish marauders that raided his village. Having been a pagan before, he became closer to Christianity during his captivity.

He escaped from slavery after six years and went to Gaul where he studied in the monastery under St. Germain, bishop of Auxerre for a period of twelve years. During his training he became aware that his calling was to convert the pagans to Christianity.

He wished to return to Ireland and to convert the native pagans to Christianity, but his superiors instead appointed St. Palladius. However, two years later Palladius transferred to Scotland. Patrick, having adopted that Christian name earlier, was then appointed as second bishop to Ireland.

Patrick was quite successful at winning converts which upset the Celtic Druids. Patrick was arrested several times, but escaped each time. He traveled throughout Ireland, establishing monasteries across the country. He also set up schools and churches which would aid him in his conversion of the Irish country to Christianity.

His mission in Ireland lasted for thirty years. After that time, Patrick retired to County Down. He died on March 17 in AD 461. That day has been commemorated as St. Patrick's Day ever since.

Much Irish folklore surrounds St. Patrick's Day. Some of this lore includes the belief that Patrick raised people from the dead[2].He also is said to have given a sermon from a hilltop that drove all the snakes from Ireland, although paleontologists have pointed out that no snakes were ever native to Ireland[3]. (In response, some scholars say the snake story was a metaphor for the conversion of the pagans.) Though originally a Catholic holy day, St. Patrick's Day has evolved into more of a secular holiday.

One traditional icon of the day is the shamrock. This stems from a more bona fide Irish tale that tells how Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day.

The St. Patrick's Day custom came to America in 1737 and the first year St. Patrick's Day was publicly celebrated, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Today, people celebrate the day with parades, wearing green, and drinking beer[

Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated worldwide by Irish people and increasingly by many of non-Irish descent (usually in the US and Ireland), hence the phrase, "Everyone wants to be Irish on St. Patrick's Day." Celebrations are generally themed around all things green and Irish; both Christians and non-Christians celebrate the secular version of the holiday by wearing green, eating Irish food, imbibing Irish drink, and attending parades.

The St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Ireland is part of a five-day festival; over 500,000 people attended the 2006 parade. The largest St. Patrick's Day parade is held in New York City and it is watched by 2 million spectators. The St. Patrick's Day parade was first held in Boston in 1737, organized by the Charitable Irish Society. New York's celebration began on 17 March 1766 when Irish soldiers marched through the city. Ireland's cities all hold their own parades and festivals. These cities include Dublin, Cork, Belfast, Derry, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, and Waterford. Parades also take place in other Irish towns and villages.

Other large parades include those in Savannah, Georgia (the second largest in the United States and largest per capita), Dallas, Cleveland, Manchester, Birmingham, London, Coatbridge, Montreal (the longest continually running St. Patrick's Day parade, celebrating its 183rd consecutive parade in 2007), Boston, Houston, Chicago, Cincinnati,[2]Kansas City, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Denver, St. Paul, Sacramento, Scranton, Detroit, Toronto, Vancouver, Syracuse, New York (the largest parade in the United States), and throughout most of the world. The parade held in Sydney, Australia is recorded as being the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.

As well as being a celebration of Irish culture, Saint Patrick's Day is a Christian festival celebrated in the Catholic Church, the Church of Ireland, and some other denominations. The day always falls in the season of Lent. In church calendars (though rarely in secular ones) Saint Patrick's Day is moved to the following Monday when it falls on a Sunday. It is traditional for those observing a lenten fast to break it for the duration of Saint Patrick's Day whenever March 17 falls on a Friday.[5]

In many parts of North America, Britain, and Australia expatriate Irish, those of Irish descent, and ever-growing crowds of people with no Irish connections but who may proclaim themselves "Irish for a day" also celebrate St. Patrick's Day, usually by drinking larger amounts of alcoholic beverages (lager dyed green, Irish beer and stout, such as Murphys, Smithwicks, Harp or Guinness, or Irish whiskey, Irish cider, Irish coffee, or Baileys Irish Cream) than they probably would normally, and by wearing at least one article of green-coloured clothing.

2007 will mark the first annual St. Patrick's Day parade and festival in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Despite Glasgow having a large Irish community a parade was never thought feasible due to potential sectarian issues, however hopes are that this will no longer be the case and the event will be celebrated without any trouble.

The St. Patrick's Day custom came to America in 1737 as the first year St. Patrick's Day was publicly celebrated, in Boston, Massachusetts

 

[lillygator]

we're back! watching bball of course!

 

[birkner]

Yesterday night the very good friends of our friends were killed by someone who attacked them from another car with firearms. Apparently 45 caskets were found inside their car. As of now it looks like it was a revenge (the both come from very rich families, Peralta and Lopez Portillo) because of the way they were killed.

They leave a 4 year old boy and an almost 2 year old baby girl. My heart is breaking for them.

Please accept our condolences for those poor children. How absolutely heartbreaking! Are there any other family members who can take the children?

 

[mexican-mouseketeers]

Thanks, Lisa! I appreciate the encouragement. DS spent one 45 minute slot in the older kids' group (some trivia quiz) that he enjoyed, but wasn't ecstatic over. DD and I went to two activities for her age level and there were 60-80 (I COUNTED!) kids there. She danced. Did a lame craft. Left. Both are REALLY good with other kids. DS always gravitates toward older (boys and girls: equal opportunity! He's 8 and his partner in a computer tech class is a 14 year old girl!) and DD is just a happy, sweet thing. Clubs just didn't work last time, ya know? I would love to set up a casual play time, just to get some, "Hey, I know you!" face time in!

Carolyn

It was just the same with DD.

I would love a meet in WDW in Nov or Dec...when will you be here....simply a $159 round trip ticket away!!!

Wow, you are a lucky lady, I wish we had such prices for airfare to Orlando. It costs about double to fly to Orlando than to fly to New York, and it is almost half the flight time. I have flown to Spain cheaper than what we pay for Orlando tickets.

Out with the puppy?

I'ld stick out my tongue at you, but it would probably freeze.

It was my DFIL. Thank you so much for asking. They can not find anything wrong with him (this is almost worse.....). They let him out of the hospital on Sunday night and I brought him to my house. He stayed till Tuesday and then I took him to his regular Doc. He broke several ribs on this left side (I guess when he fell). I hope it does not happen again,

I hope your FIL is doing better. Ugh I hate it when things happen and doctors say everything is fine.

We're really close now, but the system does seem to be slowing down!

Karen

Congratulations you give nothing back!!!!

Grrrr I was going to make a multi quote, but I started a few hours ago and only these few quotes remained, and I can´t go back since I still have 29 pages of posts to catch up on.

 

[HollyTyler]

Going out on a limb here, but I'm guessing "Laundry" does not get to be crossed off my list by the mere fact that it's washed, dried and engulfing the sofa? Suppose I better get back at it...thanks for the diversion...

Caroyn

Heck, I call it done when the dryer stops!

 

[clynne]

Heck, I call it done when the dryer stops!

Silly! I guess technically everything would be on its way to being clean the moment you step away from the washing machine. Dry clothes are over-rated, right?

Carolyn

 

[HollyTyler]

She will be 8 this mayish! We gave her my moms birthday, May 10th. You're a May baby too, aren't you?

Karen

Speaking of May 10th, here's something new I learned from my cutie pie Alejandro: In Mexico, Mother's Day is May 10th...always, unlike ours in the U.S. being the 2nd Sunday of May. Not that anybody cares, but I just thought it was interesting. And since you mentioned May 10, that popped into my head because I just learned that a couple days ago.

 

[HollyTyler]

Sweet dreams, Marilyn!! I got side-tracked showing my DD some pictures on our DIS website!!

Hope you can sleep in tomorrow!!

BTW Here is our kitty, Star!

Karen

Such a pretty kitty! I've always been a cat person because I love their personalities.

 

[HollyTyler]

Holly, I do not think that you need a cruise without Tyler to come out of your shell!!!

Oh, I was just teasing....just a test to see if anybody really reads my billions of posts anymore.

Believe it or not, in 1st grade my teachers had to have a conference with my parents to discuss my behavior. They were sure something was wrong with me because I wouldn't speak at all. I was just that shy! It's OK....you can laugh!

 

[HollyTyler]

Yesterday night the very good friends of our friends were killed by someone who attacked them from another car with firearms. Apparently 45 caskets were found inside their car. As of now it looks like it was a revenge (the both come from very rich families, Peralta and Lopez Portillo) because of the way they were killed.

They leave a 4 year old boy and an almost 2 year old baby girl. My heart is breaking for them.

Oh my gosh, that's so horrible. Is there some sort of long-standing rivalry between those families? Those poor little children.

 

[HollyTyler]

Silly! I guess technically everything would be on its way to being clean the moment you step away from the washing machine. Dry clothes are over-rated, right?

Carolyn

But I'm serious! Most of the time, I don't have time to take it out and fold it, so it stays in the dryer until I need something. Or wait a minute.....might not be lack of time since I'm still off school a few more weeks, but laziness!

 

[HollyTyler]

I'm just GREEN with envy, seeing all the people on the news out drinking green beer tonight.

 

[HollyTyler]

HELLO????
HELLO????
HELLO?????

 

[HollyTyler]

Ummm....can somebody please bring me a beer? I wish there were a beer delivery service. I guess that's something I should have had on my grocery list earlier today.

 

[Ginamarie]

Yesterday night the very good friends of our friends were killed by someone who attacked them from another car with firearms. Apparently 45 caskets were found inside their car. As of now it looks like it was a revenge (the both come from very rich families, Peralta and Lopez Portillo) because of the way they were killed.

They leave a 4 year old boy and an almost 2 year old baby girl. My heart is breaking for them.

Oh that's awful

 

[Ginamarie]

HELLO????
HELLO????
HELLO?????

Oh Holly, have you been chatting with yourself tonight??

It seems most of the thread must be drinking that awful green beer, and too inebriated to join in.