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Monday, March 15, 2021

MADNESS of MARCH....Day 15

 

I’m not use to the time change yet; but it’s only one day. At least I’m getting an extra hour waking up now it’s 4:30am not 3:30am. Does sound odd. 
SHAMROCK was yesterday’s St. Patrick’s Day word. I always thought a shamrock and four leaf clover the same. Not the same I learned through research. A shamrock is three leaf.  I also was curious about why shamrock is associated with St. Patrick’s day.  I found it very interesting.
I wrote my piece about shamrocks as a history piece.  
As for my second piece about March I focused on holidays/events not many know occurring in March.  A few are centered around veterans.  I learned about the K-9 Veterans Day when doing my wacky/weird holiday countdown.  Now it seems each month I need to research each day ahead of time looking for holidays or days centered around veterans. 
Terry’s word for Sunday was ELEVATE.  I used it in past tense.  First piece about a woman taking charge of an organization; the second about guy who had his mood elevated.  Used two different definitions of the word.  
An interesting day of wacky holidays yesterday. No other comment.  You need to read the piece.  Parts of the piece ring true. I did have Middleswarth Jalapeño chips to celebrate.  I thought to myself (did not write) why I don’t know anything about PI; truth in that.  I know a lot about pie; well eating pie. 
St. Patrick’s day will be in a few days. Many will be having corn beef and cabbage; I’m not a corn beef fan.  Corn beef to me is a Jewish dish.  I researched and found in Ireland one will not find corn beef on the menu with cabbage.   It is not a National dish of Ireland.   It seems it’s only in the U.S. that it is popular.  As for ham and cabbage, now that I will eat.  Green beer is an innovative item created in the U.S.  As one who is Irish, I don’t do green beer or corn beef with my cabbage.  When I lived in Pennsylvania, I saw a bagel shop sell green bagels for St. Patty’s day.  They looked quite disgusting.  People seem to think if it’s green it’s ok on St. Patrick’s day; no it’s not.  Just because it’s colored or dyed green it’s not Irish; or look appetizing.  
Well it’s Monday or as I call it St. Patrick’s Day Eve Eve. 
Until tomorrow....happy Monday and as always Stay Safe. 

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             SHAMROCK HISTORY 

shamrock has three leaves
Legend of the Irish....the shamrock 
  used by St. Patrick....a virtual aid   
  To explain to non-believers the Holy 
     Trinity 
Converting the Irish in the fourth 
   century to Christianity 
Of course the leaves have been said
 to represent Faith, Hope and Love
An iconic symbol....seeing a shamrock
   many think of Ireland  
 
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          MARCH UNKNOWN 
            CELEBRATIONS 

March has many celebrations 
  few of which not known
It’s not just the month of honoring 
     women’s history
As well as the day to wear the green   
   spring ahead with the time change 
     celebrate the arrival of spring
March....holds days not publicized to all 
   K-9 Veteran’s day remembered    
    honoring those brave 
     four legged campions for serving 
       with our men and women 
The Forty and Eight (49&8) veteran’s 
   honor society organization celebrates 
    their birthday each March the       
       fifteenth
As well as the veteran’s organization 
   the American Legion
Vietnam Veterans will be recognized on 
    the twenty-ninth 
The Peace Corps had a day of 
    recognition 
   and we celebrated toy soldiers 
March a month of less known 
    celebrations 
Not the boring month many think
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                  THE POSITION 

She elevated to the highest level in the 
   organization 
Many unsure of the type of job she’d do
Determined was she to take things 
  one meeting at a time 
Do her best....give it one hundred-one 
      percent
In her opinion they could replace her
  she had no qualms in that regard
Unfortunately no one else wanted the 
    position 
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             SOARING SPIRITS 

Down in the dumps he felt for weeks
But then she said yes to have drinks 
His spirits soared....happy was he
The only problem now....
 would his elevated outlook be deflated 
  if she only saw him as a friend 

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   WACKY HOLIDAYS MARCH 14th

(National Potato Chip Day; National 
  Write Your Story Day; National PI 
   Day; International Ask a Question 
   Day and Learn About Butterflies 
   Day)

I open my journal with hopes to write a 
        memoir 
A bowl of Middleswarth potato chips 
  near by....a glass of wine 
No idea where to begin the story or 
      what to convey 
As I stare out the window, I see a 
    butterfly flutter past
I begin to write on the blank page
 The words “Why don’t I know anything about PI but a lot about pie?”
  appear on the paper 
A dumb question but interesting 
         thought 
   

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