13: How Now O’Cow?
1. I once had a bumper sticker that said ‘Why be normal?’ and I hung it on my car upside down.
2. Does “The Luck of the Irish” cancel out “Murphy’s Law” (if something can go wrong it will), or is it the other way around?
3. “Do you ever think how the grass feels being stepped on so much?” asks my 8-year-old grandson Bryce
4. It was Bryce who turned me on to Google Gravity, and we had a good laugh. Click HERE and watch it go.
5. A dream / A sunbeam / An omelet / with olives / A new poem/ The news / A dustpan / and broom – Read the rest of “Day Job” HERE.
6. Shadow Patio art HERE.
7. About the only thing I did this year to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day was to eat some Shepherd’s Pie, made by Daniel Weizenfeld at Floyd’s Blue Ridge Café, previously known as the Blue Ridge Restaurant.
8. But we’re going to hear Tom Rush at the Harvester on Friday and I’m planning on wearing my green Celtic triple Goddess scarf, which I have on in the video clip below.
9. Some Irish and American progressives are organizing a St. Patrick’s Day Rally Against Trump in New York on St. Patrick’s Day. “We have a strong voice and we need to use it. We have to say, ‘Look, on this day, on the day that everyone considers themselves a little bit Irish, we have to speak up for immigrants everywhere,” said Irish Labor Party Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, whose impassioned appeal for the Irish government to criticize Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric went viral in November. The rally, called Irish Stand will be held at Riverside Church and will feature speeches from a number of Irish civil rights advocates, including Ó Ríordáin and actor Gabriel Byrne.
10. “Bannon, Conway, Pence, Spicer, Flynn, Kelly, Ryan ― these are all Irish-Americans, these are all Irish names. These are all people that in my judgment have completely forgotten their family history, because the Irish story is one that has been replicated now by other people… We were once the people who came to America as refugees. We were viewed by the British as being terrorists. We were people who suffered sectarian discrimination in the United Kingdom and in the U.S. as well.” – Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
11. Last week I went up the road to Tuggles Gap Motel to watch local singer/songwriter Morgan Wade make a music video. THIS is the finished product.
12. “With a gritty powerhouse delivery and her outlaw country twang, Wade comes across as rebel, but her songs are heartfelt. She admits that her first public performance was to debut a song that she hoped would win back a lost love. “It made him cry,” she said.” – More from my Floyd Press story on Morgan HERE.
13. That’s me reading “My Grandmother’s Brogue” at a Spoken Word Open Mic on St. Patrick’s Day in 2007.
_________Thirteen Thursday
March 16th, 2017 11:17 am
# 3 – fascinating little guy whose qts and feelings will open many doors of contemplation.
# 13 – those last 2 lines, colleen!
I want some Shepherd’s pie now!
March 16th, 2017 11:24 am
What if combining the luck of the Irish with Murphy’s law just means everything goes wrong, but you end up a happy drunk?
March 16th, 2017 12:29 pm
Little humans and their fresh look at mundane things are always an inspiration. I enjoy your poetry and links. Thank you. And, oh yes, today I stand with my Irish ancestors in solidarity.
March 16th, 2017 2:09 pm
I so wish I could go to that St. Patrick’s Day rally! We had one here in DC 2 days ago, but I couldn’t make it.
We’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by putting out our leprechaun trap. I’m certain we won’t catch the little bugger, but hopefully he’ll drop some gold. 🙂
March 16th, 2017 4:30 pm
We were at the Harvester last Friday night. First time; interesting place.
I read somewhere that the grass screams when it is cut – the smell of cut grass is actually an alert that pain is on the way. I suppose grass at least whimpers when we step on it.
March 17th, 2017 3:20 pm
I enjoyed hearing your voice … and your Grandmother’s Brogue. I think those people listed who have forgotten their Irish roots have also forgotten that they have a heart. Google Gravity was fun — thanks to your GS! And I enjoyed the Shepherd’s Pie…wait, no I didn’t, that reference just made me extremely hungry and nostalgic. T hanks for all 13!