Holidays

There's something wrong when Tax Day is also Holy Saturday, but there's nothing we can do about it (though I think, technically, Tax Day is April 17th this year). In any event, The Patriot Post [http://patriotpost.us/] sent these quotes that help lessen the brutal

Top 100 April Fools jokes of all time [http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/]. Humorous stuff. (This, by the way, is Eric. I obtained brief access to an Internet connection and saw this story. Since I try to post "holiday" items, I decided to log onto the site.

My St. Patrick's Day present to you. I scoured the Internet and found stuff dealing with beer and St. Patrick's Day (I did it while watching the Tournament, so relatively painless). Enjoy the luck of the Irish. Ten great Irish pubs in the United States [http:

Perhaps my favorite GK Chesterton verse: “For the Great Gaels of Ireland Are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are merry And all their songs are sad.”

I'm not a believer myself, but I respect the rights of others to believe such silly things and would never judge negatively a person for having faith in such superstitition. I'm open-minded and tolerant, and anyone who doesn't share my open-mindedness can

This might be handy to have tonight, if you're sitting around with your family, waiting for the Ball [http://www.earthcam.com/ts/]. > This broadcast quality camera pans north and south to show multiple views of Times Square. Catch the action in the streets and see all

A fairly short essay about a unique New Years tradition in Germany [http://www.slate.com/id/2133551/].

From the New York Post: > Consumers spent an average of $763 each on holiday shopping this season . . . I think my wife and I spent less than $763 together, and that's with seven kids to buy for. Of course, Max (2) got a bunch of gaudy junk (that

> A nativity scene that includes naked women and transvestites standing near the baby Jesus has caused outrage in Italy. > The scene was created by the Scuotto siblings from Naples, who are famous for carving traditional nativity scenes. Link [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1657012.html]. Don&