Well,I was busy working when an Anglo-Rhodesian stamp collector opened up his wallet & pulled out a numismatic item,which made my eyes really light up.It was a Zimbabwean $20,000 Bearer Cheque emergency banknote dated 2003,which no longer circulates,as the terrorist Z.A.N.U.-P.F. regime calls in the old notes every year & replaces them with a new issue.There are numismatists that are actively studying this series.I would like to get a whole series of these for my British Commonwealth banknote collection. Aidan.
I spent a good portion of the morning in the periodontists chair...then the afternoon sleeping off the meds ...No green beer for me
I ate lunch (lasagna) at one of my favorite Italian restaurants. When I arrived home, my newest issue of "Collectible Automobile" had arrived in the mailbox, so I read it for most of the afternoon. Then, I watched "Dead End" from 1937 starring Humphrey Bogart (one of my favorite movies), played with the dog, washed some clothes (is everyone bored, yet?) then I read a little bit of the Greysheet (www.greysheet.com). It's only 9:00 p.m. now, so I'm thinking about heading downtown... they're having a big St. Patty's Day celebration with a bunch of live bands. Or, perhaps I'll just stay home, eat some cashews and watch Treasure of the Sierra Madre... yeah, that sounds better.
I went to work in my Green hat and glasses. Came home and fed my baby. Took a nap. Catching up on the forum.... Beer does sound good right now.... <goes to get beer from fridge>,,, Cheers! Fighting the urge to go through my daughters coins (5 gal jug about 2 inches up of unsearched goodness). -Bobby
I drove 7 hours in the rain to Atlanta, where I'm attending the summitt of the Professional Ebay Sellers Alliance this weekend. HOPEFULLY this will prove to be useful to my business...we shall see. Nick
I called my bank today- they finally got in some 2005 nickel rolls, although the limit was one roll per customer. Well, I visited 2 branches so at least I got 2 rolls I also picked up 3 rolls of Kennedy halves - no pre-1970 this time, but I did get lots of dates to fill the Whitman Kennedy Half Album that my wife got for me a few days ago, so all and all a good coin day! Dennis
I thanked the good Lord I was born Scottish !! Then I wished my Beautiful Irish bride a very Merry St, Patties Day ! Rick Clan McIntosh Touch not the cat bot a glove !!!
Worked in the cemetery all day, went home and checked email, etc.. Then I sat down to a good 'ol serving of corned beef and cabbage. After dinner we watched some corny movie about leprechans and fairies with "cousin Eddy" (Randy Quaid) in it, horrible.
I chuckled that my forefathers, like St. Patrick himself, were born in England. And then, like a good Presbyterian, I wore orange all day. My wife, by blood only partially Irish, but by looks and temper all Irish, just rolls her eyes and laughs at me. But she did do her Irish brogue, which I love. It's good enough that when we were in Ireland last year, it fooled people on the streets of Dublin.
With a last name of "Burke," you would think I would have done something special. However, what I did was to continue my recovery from surgery, and thank God I'm alive.
St. Patrick (Padraic in Gaelic) is the patron saint of Ireland. He ostensibly brought Christianity to Ireland, although historians now know that Christianity was known and practiced on the Emerald Isle before Patrick. Myth says that he chased the snakes from Ireland. (For those who may not be aware, the snake has a certain theological significance in Christianity.) Patrick's feast day is celebrated on what is traditionally known as the day of his death (17 March). In the United States, that means everyone (Irish or not) wears green and drinks beer (or if they have good taste, Guinness).
St Patrick is believed to have originally come from Scotland & was taken as a slave to Ireland.He was later appointed a missionary by the Pope of Rome to Christianise the Irish. Aidan. By,the way,I am of Scots descent,not Irish.
To be fair, the only things REALLY known for sure about Patrick's early life (taken from his own writings) is that he was taken captive as an adult in Roman Britain, was a deacon within the Church, and civil servant in the service of the Empire. The only part of Britain the Romans ever bothered conquering was what would become England. Scotland, Wales, and Ireland weren't worth the effort. Conceivably, Patrick's family could have emigrated from Scotland to the Empire, although his father's name (Calpurnius) was Roman. Regardless of the land of his birth, he saw himself before his capture as Roman and Christian. (After his escape, he would have called himself Christian first.)
The Romans did rule part of Scotland as well,but the boundary was the Antonine Wall.Roman coins have been (& are still) found in Scotland. Aidan.
