How to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day When You’re One-Sixteenth Irish
• Wear green shoelaces.
• Put a spoonful of Lucky Charms in your Cheerios.
• Gargle with Jameson, then spit it out.
• Listen to Bonnie Raitt sing “A Stór Mo Chroí” with the Chieftains.
• Look at the Blarney Stone. Think about walking over and saying hi.
• Instead of watching a whole parade, ask your next-door neighbor to throw a handful of candy at you and yell, “Erin go Bragh!” as he backs out of the driveway.
• Dye a puddle green.
• Order fries from the dollar menu at McDonald’s.
• Make a step dance line that’s one person long.
• Have one child.
– One, and only one, of Jay Gabler’s great-great-grandparents was from Ireland.