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How are you celebrating St. Patrick's Day?

First of all, the Irish I am isn't the green kind, if it matters to you. It would surely matter to the long-dead relatives who donated their DNA to me, so I'm honoring that. But the BIG reason is: I used to "celebrate" holidays quite freely. The last (final) time I "celebrated" St. Patrick's Day I was with a man who believed that no beer should go undrunk, any day, much less St. Patrick's Day. HIS Irish DNA was the green kind, and that year we went to all of the bars in Atlantic City that we could find hosting St. Patrick's Day parties, beginning at 11:00am on the day. We partied until close to 3:00am the next day and I was sick for three days afterwards. I sang sitting on top of a piano in one bar ("My Wild Irish Rose") and while playing the piano in another ("When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"). But in my memory, the real highlight was my throwing up while hanging out his car window. Later I nearly killed myself trying not to fall out of my bed, what with the room spinning and all.

So today, I'm going to finish watching the BBC show DUMPED  (apt, I think) and then enjoy sobriety.  It really is a wonderful thing. For me.

But for you who are celebrating: have fun, enjoy yourselves, and if you find that you need to vomit while riding in a car, be sure to open the window first!