tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post5863032583300659261..comments2024-02-10T03:22:49.303-05:00Comments on Potpourri for $500: Belated St. Patrick's Day Post-on St. Joseph's DayDave S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-19046107302898775562007-03-27T15:04:00.000-04:002007-03-27T15:04:00.000-04:00All of the preceding comment is true except for th...All of the preceding comment is true except for the section after "Anonymous said..." although there were distilled spirits and at least one Polaroid. Also a souvenir pen which I threw out only recently. <BR/><BR/>It was actually <B>JJV</B> who interrupted <I>my</I> intense regimen of studying for grad school comprehensive exams to drag me (ow! my arm!) to said establishment. Erstwhile blogger <B>CRH</B> was there as well, as I recall.Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-8911374497522954182007-03-27T14:12:00.000-04:002007-03-27T14:12:00.000-04:00I am Miss Irish Mist 1992. I distinctly remember ...I am Miss Irish Mist 1992. I distinctly remember Bullfeathers where JJV had interrupted his intense regimen of prayer and fasting to extricate a drunk and disorderly Dave Slattery from that establishment. I will be ever grateful for his kind acquiescence to having a fine distilled spirit with me and taking the poloroid which I treasure to this day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-85570542841759263332007-03-21T19:32:00.000-04:002007-03-21T19:32:00.000-04:00Yes, using history as my guide, I can't imagine th...Yes, using history as my guide, I can't imagine that JJV had a spare fist for blogging on St. Pat's.<BR/><BR/>JWTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-8775632628015691252007-03-20T08:47:00.000-04:002007-03-20T08:47:00.000-04:00When I wasn't grocery shopping or trying to get a ...When I wasn't grocery shopping or trying to get a laptop to talk to the Internet I was drinking, so guilty as charged.<BR/><BR/>However, the second part of that sentence is a jawdropper. Most readers of this blog know that <B>JJV</B>'s traditional Lenten observance is abstention from alcohol with the following "partial inspiration for the Reformation" intricate yet more or less legal exceptions:<BR/><BR/>1) Sundays are apparently not officially part of Lent, so at 12:00.01 AM it's off to the races.<BR/><BR/>2) St. Patrick's Day. Miss Irish Mist 1992, if you're out there please back me up on this.<BR/><BR/>So, unless by "prayer and fasting" you mean skipping solid food and ritually intoning "O Lord, where is our server, the pitcher's dry" I'm afraid I must once again set the record straight.Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.com