First off, corned beef and cabbage is not Irish. The goddamn English tried to starve the Irish to death, and wouldn’t let them have any beef. If you want Irish, eat some turnips or something. Then do a shot of Jameson’s, and wash it down with a pint of stout. Otherwise, it’s supposed to be a rather beautiful day here – sunny and 60°. Sadly, I’ll be at work. A far cry from the olden days when I’d start drinking early, and keep it up all day (and all night). Those days are long gone. Oh well.

It’s hard to tell what the hell is going on in Japan, other than I’m glad I don’t live there. Back at the end of WWII, the horror of the atomic bomb was enough to (so far) prevent anybody from using another one. It would be nice if we’d learn that lesson with nuclear power, too. But we won’t. For one thing, most of us (myself included) aren’t likely to give up using electricity any time soon. Or even cut usage significantly. Hell, I’m loathe to even think about how much juice my sump pumps are using.

Oh well, time for more coffee.