It’s Paddy, not Patty, which is a pet peeve of mine. Not as bad as irregardless, but it only happens once a year.
Eight killed, suspect arrested in shootings at three Atlanta-area spas, authorities say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/16/atlanta-spa-shootings/
A white dude, taken alive, well color me surprised. [eye roll emoji]
US intelligence: Russia tried to help, and Iran tried to hurt, Trump’s 2020 reelection
https://www.vox.com/2021/3/16/22334415/intelligence-2020-election-russia-iran-china-interference-influence
Eyes on the prize, people! Almost into the home stretch, hopefully!
After weeks of declining cases, echoes of hot spots emerge in Upper Midwest, New York City area
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/16/covid-cases-rising-michigan-new-york-city/
One can dream that Garland takes down Kavanaugh. It’s not going to happen, but it would be sweet.
FBI facing allegation that its 2018 background check of Brett Kavanaugh was ‘fake’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/16/fbi-brett-kavanaugh-background-check-fake
Sprots!
‘I am so grateful’: Tiger Woods returns home from hospital after car crash
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/17/i-am-so-grateful-tiger-woods-returns-home-from-hospital-after-car-crash
lol
I laughed harder at this than I should have.
We have lots of Whisk(e)y content coming up for you today, so I’ll leave you with this:
Have a good day!
One of my favorite moments from my corporate life occurred on St. Patrick’s Day. I was trapped in an interminable, useless meeting and one of the people I disliked the most said, kind of à propos of nothing, “And they should be rounded up and put in the paddy wagon.”
I said, quite reasonably, “It was more our fault than theirs. Happy St. Patrick’s Day.” Most people didn’t get the connection but enough did, so much so that this colleague got brought before HR and cautioned.
Erin go Bragh!
What do you do with a drunken sailor….
I think we need this one today too!
Massage Parlor Massacres Suspect Said He Loved Guns & God
Of course he did. Because those two things go together like peanut butter and motor oil.
wonder if the cops bought him a cheeseburger a la Dylan Roof
It’s Georgia and the victims were Vietnamese, so … they absolutely did. I doubt they even bothered to cuff him.
I’m wrong about the victims’ ethnicities. Four of the victims have been identified as Korean and two as white. Not sure about the other victims.
That said, I’m still right about Georgia.
No happy ending there.
Manchu.
On a personal note, post-foot surgery and today, for St. Patrick’s Day, attached to my wound-vac, I will be visiting my surgeon. I hope that the wound has healed so much that I can be disconnected from this albatross and move on to more traditional gauze/bandaging that I can do myself without the aid of the visiting nurses, who come three times a week. It will be the first time I’ve been out of the apartment in weeks. This inspires me:
@MatthewCrawley, fingers crossed for a good report. Here’s to you and the faithful beast dancing as you cook!
The Faithful Beast can do a basic cha-cha-cha but Irish step-dancing might be a little too much, since he doesn’t walk on his hind legs. I’ve tried to teach him The Twist but again, it’s a little difficult for him. The Better Half and I [used to] dance around all the time.
Did somebody say “cha-cha”?
First, I want to say that this is an unqualified good thing. If anyone can get the knuckledraggers to get vaccinated, it’s this asshole.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/16/trump-americans-covid-vaccine-476479
That being said, I can’t for the life of me figure out what his motive is. I know it’s not that he suddenly grew a conscience, because he doesn’t have one. It certainly isn’t because he wants to help the country because he is only ever out for himself. This whole thing flies in the face of an entire year of him essentially denying that the virus is a problem, so why is he encouraging vaccination now?
So he can take credit for it.
Bingo. The right-wing propaganda machine is cranking up to give the orange asshole credit for saving us from the pandemic. They’ve belatedly come to realize that the majority of the public recognizes that Biden and the Democrats are spearheading this effort. Here’s an asshole with more (not the URL):
Cal Thomas: President Biden, tell the truth about COVID – and efforts to fight the virus
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/president-biden-truth-covid-virus-cal-thomas
Fox News and the rest are desperately trying to regain lost PR ground.
*note* the URL. This “article” was in my paper this morning.
Here we go. The American Rescue Plan has a 72% approval rating among all Americans, and Republicans are caught with their pants down. Seriously, Bugs Bunny, apple pie, and puppies couldn’t get a 72% approval rating.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/3/17/2021491/-Finally-sinking-in-for-Republicans-that-they-blew-the-first-major-battle-of-Biden-s-presidency
Maybe it was because we only had 3 channels pre cable days, but my parents loved watching The Irish Rovers (now Rovers) Show which was an Irish version of the variety show.
My wife’s family is very Irish on her Dad’s side. Many of her cousins got dual citizenship thru some weird program the Irish were offering. My wife regrets not doing it too. Her aunt is named Pat and was born on St. Patrick’s Day.
https://expertvagabond.com/dual-citizenship-ireland/