On the drinking side of things, I always remember a friend of mine from college who realized she probably had a drinking problem when she used Superbowl Sunday as an excuse to get shitfaced without even watching the game. Same thing if you just start drinking on the morning of 3/17 and leave it at that, I'd say.

Someone brought green bagels into work. Green is not an attractive color for bagels, and I will be avoiding the staff lounge.

I have to be in two places at once in 20 minutes and Ihave a dentist appt I forgot about later.

Today is crackers.

Green is not an attractive color for bagels,

Jewish!Kermit loves them.

Happy Anniversary Laura and DH!

Oh dear - I hope the Neeson-Richardsons recover quickly.

We have bagels today and they are not green. They are also very delicious.

Savannah's St. Patrick's really is insane. (Police riot force training for Savannah's St. Patrick's Day) It seems unlikely, but Savannah's had some form of a parade since 1813.

Atlanta PD says it's their highest drunk-driving night of the year. From the state highway safety office:

Lurking behind this all-American tradition when everyone merrily claims to be Irish for a day is a startling statistic that no one wants to share for even a moment: Last year on St. Patrick’s Day, nearly half of all drivers involved in fatal crashes nationwide had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of (.08) or above. In Georgia, a dozen people will die as a result of alcohol-related crashes during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday.

St. Patrick’s Day is supposed to be about celebrating Irish heritage, not seeing who can drink the most green beer. Just like on Cinco de Mayo, Halloween and most recently, the Super Bowl, about half the fatal crashes on St. Patrick’s Day involve at least one driver with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher.

Bad luck doesn’t begin to describe it. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that over the past 5 years, 851 people lost their lives in vehicle crashes during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday, from 6pm on March 16th to 6:59am on March 18th. Out of that number, 327 were killed in crashes that involved a driver with a BAC of .08 or higher. In 2007 alone, 91 people were killed in crashes involving a driver who was legally drunk.

I am definitely over St. Patrick's Day. When I was younger, it was because I couldn't get into my favorite pubs/bars because they were jammed and charging crazy covers. Now, it's just because I am an old fart.

Duelling "Obama" cafes set up on the same block in Toronto

David sez, "When it launched early last month, the Obama Cafe, at 1226 Danforth Avenue, was the city's first Obama-themed business. But it wouldn't be alone for long: just a few doors down, at 1236 Danforth, an internet shop formerly known as the United Internet Cafe got a new red, white, and blue sign of its own, and a new name, just in time for the American president's trip to Ottawa: Obama Cybernet Ltd. (or, if you go by their website, which advertises that 'yes we can help!' with your computer needs, the Obama Cybernet Cafe."

I have a strong need to post to livejournal but no access from work. Could someone look up the procedure for posting by email for me?