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Happy St Patrick's Day to one and all! It's a day we celebrate Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, right here in the United States. His death on March 17th, 461 A.D. is the recognized day to commemorate his work with the local pagan Irish. Irish are warm and welcoming, if not at least witty (some say snarky), which when it comes to drinking they strive for inclusion. To the best of my knowledge, I'm a small percentage of Irish from my Dad's side. It would explain a few things! That inclusion reminded me of a story that happened on St. Patrick's Day in 2012 ... A large group of my friends called ourselves, The Brew Crew. We collectively decided to post up in Renton instead of Seattle for our usual celebrating of St. Patrick's Day of corn beef, cabbage and pints of Guinness. That usually is found at any one of the Irish pubs in Seattle. My sister and I were late because of a Sounders match, that night, conflicted with the start time...

I was reminded of this story when a co-worker mentioned her birthday falls on St. Patrick's Day this year. It was 2012 St. Patrick's Day. The Brew Crew decided to post in Renton instead of Seattle for celebrating. WCP and I were late because of a Sounders match conflicted with the start time. Thankfully, we were dressed in green. #RaveGreen to be exact. As you can imagine, the crowd there and our crew were housed by the time we arrived. If memory serves, the seating situation was S.R.O. (standing room only) We did that for hours. Invariably, the crowd dispersed, and our crew eventually bounced. To me, that meant empty tables and chairs. So I broke away from my sister (WCP) and my bro (TJ) in search of these. Giant's Causeway (aka A Terrible Beauty) has two floors. I walked upstairs to the private rooms. Sure enough, I spied many empty tables and booths. I announced as I asked a large table occupied by the remaining group that used the space, "Excuse me, but are...