A Few of FR'S Finest...Every Day....03-17-03...A St. Patrick's Day Celebration!

Dutchess and Billie

[MeekOneGOP]

Alright ! 59 degrees, huh? Spring is springin'.

77 degrees here in Big D ! No T-Storms here yet, tho! . . .

[ST.LOUIE1]

Maybe I'll have a cup of green tea!

Sounds good, I'll have one with you, if I may. : )

[MeekOneGOP]

Yep. President Bush on tonight at 8 Eastern time. That's 7 here in the Central zone . . .

Bu-bye Saddam !!

[ST.LOUIE1]

LOL!!!

Smoooochies!

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL ! Yep. Irish Texans. Today, anywho !!

Pretty close here, anyway. Back in the 70s in college I went to the campus library and researched the name "Meek" and traced it back to the ~1400's to a "John Meik" who owned some property somewhere in Scotland. The spelling changed after that to the current "Meek".

My Dad's mother was 1/2 Cherokee, so I'm 1/8 Cherokee Indian with some Scotch. "Lookout now!" LOL!

[Pippin]

In other words,

BE AFRAID, SADDAM!

Be VERY AFRAID!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Pippin]

i'm 1/4 Scotch, AYE!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Hi, Sis! : )

[MeekOneGOP]

Partly cloudy here right now. I think I heard the area south of Dallas may get it worse? Here. . .

[MeekOneGOP]

now, what prize do I get?!

http://www.texascooking.com/features/mar99irishdrinks.htm

Spirited Irish Drinks

by Lucas Everidge

When it comes to spirits, the Irish know what they're doing. Oh sure, you've got your White Russians, your French 75's, your Flying Dutchmen, but Irish drinks are somehow validated merely by their association with the word "Irish."

An integral part of many Irish drinks, of course, is Irish whiskey. The whiskey of the Irish bears a resemblance to Scotch whiskey and for good reason. The Irish probably brought the distillation process to the west coast of Scotland during their efforts to Christianize the Scots. Says Gary Regan in The Bartender's Bible, "It probably went a long way to convincing the Scots that Christianity was fine religion."

[ST.LOUIE1]

[LadyX]

When the first light of sun - Bless you
When the long day is done - Bless you
In your smiles and your tears - Bless you
Through each day of your years - Bless you.

[dutchess]

Hi Mixer. Glad to see you here. A Happy St. Paddy's Day to you and yours!

[Diver Dave]

That sounds like a great plan, Louie. 'Fraid I'm Dyslexic. You did say you're buyin the next five, right?

[Billie]

Hi, Caipirabob, how very nice to see you here on our St. Patrick's Day special thread. I guess the green beer will be served soon - you like it? :)

[Billie]

Good afternoon, EV - half Irish/half German, but All American! :)

[EternalVigilance]

Indeed, my friend! :-)

[Billie]

Good afternoon, Miss Pip - hope you're having a great day today. :)

[Billie]

Good to see you checking in today, WaterDragon. We do sort of tend to think of the Irish as redheaded and fair-skinned, don't we!

[EternalVigilance]

We're set on time and location for our Rally on Saturday:

Rally for America
'Support Our Troops'
This Saturday, March 22nd
Des Moines, Iowa
2:20 pm
Iowa State Capitol
West Steps

Bring yourself, your family, your friends, as well as flags and signs!

Plenty of free parking just west of the Rally and the Capitol down the hill.

Contact:
Tom Hoefling (EternalVigilance)
IowaRally@aol.com

Sponsored by:
Iowa Free Republic Network
American Life and Liberty Coalition
Iowa Life and Liberty Coalition
American Conservative Coalition

More sponsors yet to be announced...