1. St. Patrick was actually British. The Irish kidnapped him and forced him to work alone on a mountain as a shepherd. One day, he escaped and returned to Britain where he studied Christianity for many years. He later returned to Ireland to teach the small island about Christianity and spread the word of…
“Are you on a diet? This one looks less like cake.” – says the lady in the department next to mine, meaning well when asking if I wanted something from the tray of desserts she was toting around offering people. This is probably the question I get asked the most. I decline food. I’m a decliner.…
Step 1: Search and find gifts online. Step 2: Order gifts…and wait. Step 3: Discover UPS is on the way to your home with your gifts. YAY! Step 4: Return home from work to find NO UPS tag on door. Step 5: Log into UPS and discover someone REFUSED your package. At your home. While you…
I saw this article shared on a friend’s Facebook today: And it made me think. I know a lot of girls who could’ve written this article. I’ve been cornered in bars, been called a tease for being friendly, been yelled at in the street, felt uneasy about walking past a group of men, just last month…
I recently came across an article on the dangers of wearing skinny jeans while perusing the People.com website. I’m obsessed with that website. I know way more about the Kardashians than one should having never watched their show. The Canadian One has watched more of their reality show than I have. Me, reading People.com: “Oh,…
And although I may have nothing to do with it, I’m taking the credit. Some of the credit. Just a teeny bit. Also, I’m entirely positive both my friends and The Canadian One are happy my tirade against 7-11 and their math ability is over and we can move onto more pressing issues. Like what…
And I’ve only ever experienced any kind of direct, to-my-face discrimination because I am Irish twice. And it was in Korea. And it was from another Irish person. Well, two, in fact. It happened twice on separate, years apart occasions. It was because I am from Dublin and they were from Northern Ireland. They didn’t…
