Everyone is Irish

Why celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Because deep down we all long to be a bit Irish. We want to drive the snakes of winter out and drink good beer. I can live without the corned beef and cabbage, but the Guinness is enough to keep me going through the day.

This year, we celebrated in historic downtown Leavenworth with a parade to make any small town jealous. I have to admit, it made me smile and think of parades in North Pole AK where the real reason for the parade was something to do and a little alcohol.

The parade was cold. Really, really, really cold and windy. So we sat with friends and watched the local Irish clans in trailers, trucks and other vehicles parade past. There were some firetrucks and old cars. A few horses. No band or music. We sent the guys for hot chocolate and coffee and just hoped for the best. All in all, not a bad day...but still made me laugh that this was called a parade.