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March 17th, 2010 | 
Author: OK, I made one concession to St. Patrick today. I was out of beer, so I picked up some Kilkenny Cream Ale:
It’s not green, but it is Irish. I have to keep those friends happy. 
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I just saw this on Discovery Channel and it looks WICKED!
http://hangboard.ca/video.swfIt’s called a Hangboard. Given that the company is on Salt Spring Island, BC, I’m surprised that these weren’t trotted out during the Olympics.
Last night, I was working on my desktop computer when I overheard this:
Cameron: Ow, ow, ouch
Bridget: What happened kiddo?
Well, veg and living, yes. Holidays celebrating a Brit who was brought to Ireland as a slave, escaped, became a priest, returned to Ireland and ran the snakes out of the country? Not so much.
St. Patrick’s Day is just a day where too many people wear green, they do weird things to beer at the pubs (green food colouring? Ewww!) and the Irish get all festive and drunk. Like they need the excuse. 
Off to the Island today. If anything really noteworthy or interesting comes up, I can post it via my phone. Otherwise, let the vegetating begin! Back on Wednesday or Thursday.
Frank Bartles said it very well in 1985:
Sharkey and I head for the wilderness tomorrow. I have a load of books chosen, my walking boots are ready to go and my lighter (cigars) is all fueled up. Normally, along with food and assorted refreshments, I would have to take water at this time of year. BUT, there are two jugs of water already there waiting for me.
You see, I had the foresight to send it over with Pete in December. Last winter, when Greg and I trekked in, we melted snow for drinking water. That worked out well enough, but you wouldn’t believe how much snow you need to melt to do a load of dishes. We didn’t go over this winter, so it’s already there. Assuming, of course, that when the jugs froze, they didn’t split or burst. I had Pete put them in the shower just in case. 