Happy St. Patrick's Day to all, and for those of you in Suffolk County (MA), Happy Evacuation Day! (Those of you who read this previous post already knew that.)
The darkest beer in the house was a Baltika Porter, so we went with that and some Kerry Gold cheddar for an appetizer this evening. Remember, in Russia beer is food! (That picture is Russia's demographic outlook in a nutshell.)
I will leave you with the dentally inimitable Shane McGowan and associates:
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Fun Massachusetts Holidays You Can Celebrate. Next Year, Anyway
Monday was Patriots' Day, or rather its observed version in Massachusetts, as well as Maine and, for schools, Wisconsin. The third Monday in April is the designated date, although this year the official holiday coincided with the actual anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
This highly appropriate holiday nevertheless pales in comparison to my favorite regional holiday of all: Evacuation Day. This commemorates the day the British army left Boston in 1776, having been forced to withdraw by the infant Continental Army. In what is perhaps an early example of delayed-action demolition, the British chose to depart on a day of great significance to a people that would become, having been driven from their land by a famine exacerbated by British policy, a large proportion of the City of Boston: March 17, otherwise known as St. Patrick's Day. Coincidence? I think not.
March 17 is a holiday in Suffolk County, which includes Boston. I distinctly remember walking past The Black Rose on my way to work (kitty-o'shea-corner from that pub, as it happened) and seeing the interior packed with city and county employees. That was on the way TO work, mind you.
New York City had its own Evacuation Day, "celebrated with much adult revelry and corresponding beverages," until before World War I, whenthe Royal Navy finally stopped impressing Americans on the high seas US-UK relations began thawing permanently. However, anyone who has lived in Boston could tell you that the Special Relationship never made it to Southie.
This highly appropriate holiday nevertheless pales in comparison to my favorite regional holiday of all: Evacuation Day. This commemorates the day the British army left Boston in 1776, having been forced to withdraw by the infant Continental Army. In what is perhaps an early example of delayed-action demolition, the British chose to depart on a day of great significance to a people that would become, having been driven from their land by a famine exacerbated by British policy, a large proportion of the City of Boston: March 17, otherwise known as St. Patrick's Day. Coincidence? I think not.
March 17 is a holiday in Suffolk County, which includes Boston. I distinctly remember walking past The Black Rose on my way to work (kitty-o'shea-corner from that pub, as it happened) and seeing the interior packed with city and county employees. That was on the way TO work, mind you.
New York City had its own Evacuation Day, "celebrated with much adult revelry and corresponding beverages," until before World War I, when
Thursday, June 12, 2008
No Comment Yet from Green Alligators or Long-Necked Geese
Behold the unicorn!
Also note this development in catfish science, which has the bonus reference to the Neil Young spider.
Also note this development in catfish science, which has the bonus reference to the Neil Young spider.
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