One Hammock employee regularly displays the Irish flag on his desk, but many others have ancestors from Ireland.
Patrick Burns, our flag flying prepress ace, offers this verse:
May you be poor in misfortune,
Rich in blessings,
Slow to make enemies,
And quick to make friends.
But rich or poor,
Quick or slow,
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.
Happy St. Paddy's Day
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PatsOMac
Birthday celebrant Blair Stilwell says:
I have a small amount of Irish heritage, but because I have a St. Patrick's Day birthday, I'm 100% Irish one day a year.One of our newest coworkers, Allison Lund has some Irish in her past:
"From my Mom's side, whose maiden name is McAlister, my great grandfather was 100% Irish and he married my great grandmother, who was 100% Cherokee Indian.From Jamie Roberts, editor of American Spirit:
I don't have proof that my ancestors were Irish, but with reddish hair and a pale complexion, I think it's a good bet. Plus, when I visited Ireland a couple of years ago, everyone I encountered asked, Are you here to visit ye relatives? (Okay, they didn't say "ye," but you get the idea.)
And from Barbara Mathieson:
Im 100% Irish; Mom was a Syler; Dad was a Bryant. Since Im not Catholic, I never identified much with the Irish when I grew up, but I always wore green on St. Pats Day. Now I have this great Irish Catholic mother in law, Claire Mathieson, who celebrates the day with corned beef, cabbage and soda bread. She is from the Kennedy and Barnacle clans, but she doesnt claim The Kennedys.
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