A connection never lost

Avoca Ireland (Ballykissangel)

May you see God's light on the path ahead
When the road you walk is dark.
May you always hear,
Even in your hour of sorrow,
The gentle singing of the lark.
When times are hard may hardness
Never turn your heart to stone,
May you always remember
when the shadows fall—
You do not walk alone.

Happy St. Pat's day

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When Irish eyes are smiling

In Ireland the inevitable never happens and the unexpected constantly occurs.
Sir John Pentland Mahaffy

Well, Gentle Reader,
I see that whenever I speak of things more serious than the color of Brinity Spears underwear many of our loyal readers head for the nearest pub to drown their intelligence in a pint of black (Irish beer to you uninitiated).
I spoke with one of our neighbors who told me “I don’t claim to be religious” I replied “Neither do I”, “I don’t like to argue religion of politics” To which I replied “Do you mean to tell me that you allow some to reach in your pocket and help themselves to whatever money you have and then say ‘do what you want with my hard earned money” “Well, no of course not!” Then I said “Then you must be interested however slight in politics, because that’s what politicians’ do if you don’t keep a dog in the henhouse the wolves will steal you blind!” “And as to arguing religion you don’t need to worry about where you end up if you have bought your ticket before hand!”
So with those thought running around in my head and now in yours, Gentle reader, how about some thought on the lighter side of the church pew?

Sister Mary Catherine (of the Irish sisters of perpetual mercy from county Cork) , who worked for a home health agency, was out making her rounds visiting homebound patients when she ran out of gas. As luck would have it a gas station was just a block away. She walked to the station to borrow a gas can and buy some gas. The attendant told her the only gas can he owned had been loaned out but she could
wait until it was returned. Since the nun was on the way to see a patient, she decided not to wait and walked back to her car. She looked for something in her car that she could fill with gas and spotted the bedpan she was taking to the patient. Always resourceful she carried the bedpan to the station, filled it with gas, and carried the full bedpan back to her car. As she was pouring the gas into her tank Sean and Murphy watched from across the street. Murphy them turned to Sean and said, "If it starts, I'm turning Catholic!"

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If you are traveling soon, consider Lutheran Air, the no-frills airline. You're all in the same boat on Lutheran Air, where flying is an uplifting experience. There is no First Class on any Lutheran Air flight. Meals are potluck. Rows 1-6, bring rolls, 7-15 bring a salad, 16-21 a main dish, and 22-30 a dessert. Basses and tenors please sit in the rear of the aircraft.
1. Everyone is responsible for his or her own baggage. All fares are by freewill offering and the plane will not land until the budget is met. Pay attention to your flight attendant, who will acquaint you with the safety system aboard this Lutheran Air 599. Okay then, listen up: I'm only gonna say this once. In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, I am frankly going to be real surprised and so will Captain Olson because we fly right around 2000 feet, so loss of cabin pressure would probably
indicate the Second Coming or something of that nature, and I wouldn't bother with those little masks on the rubber tubes. You're gonna have bigger things to worry about than that. Just stuff those back up in their little holes.
Probably the masks fell out because of turbulence which, to be honest with you, we're going to have quite a bit of at 2000 feet... sort of like driving across a plowed field, but after a while you get used to it.

In the event of a water landing, I'd say forget it. Start saying the Lord's Prayer and just hope you get to the part about forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us, which some people say "trespass against us," which isn't right, but what can you do?
The use of cell phones on the plane is strictly forbidden, not because they may interfere with the plane's navigational system, which is seat of the pants all the way... no, it's because cell phones are a pain in the wazoo and if God meant you to use a cell phone, He would have put your mouth on the side of your head. We're going to start lunch right about noon and it's buffet style with the coffee pot up front. Then we'll have the hymn sing... hymnals in the seat pocket in front of you. Don't take yours with you when you go or I am going to be real upset and I am not kidding!
Right now I'll say Grace... "Come Lord Jesus be our guest and let these gifts to us be blest. Father, Son and Holy Ghost, may we land in Duluth or pretty close. Amen."
That’s all for today I must go before my Irish cream cheese muffins burn!
Love,
Denis

Where do Leprechauns sleep?

Under a mushroom!




The most famous (or infamous) Irish fairy of them all is the stuff of many a fantasy and folktale and one of Ireland's most beloved symbols. The leprechaun legend is especially popular around St. Patrick's Day. Here's a brief overview of this famous Irish legend.

Standing only about two-feet-tall, this little old shoemaker with twinkling eyes and rosy cheeks looks friendly, but they're actually quite the tricksters.

According to Colin Chapman, leprechauns are "given to excess, nothing appeals to a Leprechaun like a binge of whiskey, Guinness, pipe tobacco and snuff, and despite their small stature they can handle surprising quantities of alcohol."

If you could really use a good laugh, check out the dialogue with a drunken leprechaun at the bottom of Colin's article, "Leprechaun".

Being aloof and unfriendly little fairy souls, Ireland's leprechauns aren't easy to spot. They spend all their time busily making shoes, and stashing away all the money their craft brings them in a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Everyone's heard of the legendary pot of gold, and the only way to track one is to follow the sound of a leprechaun hammering the shoes. They say if you catch one, he'll promise to take you to his pot of gold if you can just keep him in your sights.

But these tricky little fellows know just how to get you to look away.

Once you do, they've disappeared and your chance of riches is gone!

Can we talk?

Gentle reader,

Everything that I have wanted has been frustrated! If you want to more then search my back blog entries and let me know when you find them (I’m just too lazy to look for myself)
Anyway to bring you up to date when I wanted to rebuild our family castle in Mallow (Ireland, where else) I managed to raise 200 million dollars only to be stopped by circumstances beyond my ability to control. Imagine if you would a 10th century castle (I wanted to have jousting and a midieval (medieval (also mediaeval) >adjective 1 relating to the Middle Ages. 2 informal very old-fashioned or outdated.
-DERIVATIVES medievalize (also medievalise) >verb medievally >adverb.
-ORIGIN from Latin medium aevum 'middle age' ) banquet with entertainment It did not happen. I never got the $200,000,000 or even to see any part of it!
So what my point? Simple everything that we want is not good for us. Had I achieved my dream then perhaps my Christianity would have gone by the wayside (I know me, Gentle Reader)
So I end up here (with older people, in low income housing) I don’t feel that I belong with the geriatric set ( geriatric >adjective 1 relating to old people. 2 informal decrepit or out of date. >noun an old person, especially one receiving special care.
-ORIGIN from Greek g ras 'old age' + iatros 'doctor'.)
Explaining that it’s whats inside of you that counts (not what you do) who would have thought that so many people are unhappy with their lives ( Me? Wherever God puts me is just where I want to be (I may not see what the road will bring but I can count on God taking me down the road less traveled)

Settle It once and for all Gentle Reader, put yourself in God’s hands and sit back any smell the roses as we all travel down the road less traveled!
Oh, Gift of Gifts
Oh, Grace of grace
That God should condescend
To make my heart His dwelling Place,
And be my bosom Friend!
Love you, Gentle reader, Denis

Irish Month

Ireland is rich in literature that understands a soul's yearnings, and dancing that understands a happy heart.
Margaret Jackson

Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat.
Alex Levine

O Ireland isn't it grand you look--Like a bride in her rich adornin?
And with all the pent-up love of my heart
I bid you the top o' the mornin!
John Locke "The Exile's Return"

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