Beware the Ides+2

I had two posts written up for today.  I deleted one of them because there was no good way to say what I wanted.  In face to face communications it would have been difficult to get the intonation right, in e-comm it would have been impossible.

The second post was a rewrite of the original, leaving out the parts that were hard to explain.  It was about 75% completed when John and I went to lunch and I figured I’d post it when I get back.

Instead, I have to tell you what I heard at lunch today…

It’s a small family restaurant in Folkston, Ga.  We sat down just about the same time the three guys at the next table sat down.  They were loud and tried their best to look important.  I imagine they were car salesmen or something.  They made a big production about saying the blessing before the meal using their loud commanding voice to make sure everyone in the room took note.  That’s just how it started.  Then they went on and on about some crap that just sounded like talking just to hear themselves talk.  Then they got on to the subject of St. Patrick’s Day.  There was a lot of bullshit floating around and John knew to distract me before I leaned over and got involved in the conversation.  Among all the crap about politics and religion I heard the following gem:

“To truly be Irish, you have to be Catholic.”

We had just finished our meal and I looked over at John and gave the signal, “Let’s get the fuck out of here…”