Have you ever wondered why we wear green on St. Patrick’s Day or why others pinch you if you do not?

St. Patrick’s Day was originally a Roman Catholic feast day for Ireland’s patron saint, celebrated only in Ireland since before the 1600s. But it evolved into a secular holiday in the 1700s, when Irish immigrants in the US held some of the first St. Patrick’s Day parades. Today, St. Patrick’s Day is a transcontinental celebration of Irish culture, replete with festive food and traditions.

Why green? Green is one of the colors in Ireland’s tri-color flag, and it has been used in the flags of several Irish revolutionary groups throughout history. Ireland is the “Emerald Isle,” so named for its lush green landscape. Green is also the color of spring, the shamrock, and the Chicago River, which the Midwestern city has dyed green on St. Patrick’s Day for the past 40-some years.

Pinch me, I’m Irish? If you forget to wear green on St. Patty’s Day, don’t be surprised if you get pinched. No surprise, it’s an entirely American tradition that probably started in the early 1700s. St. Patrick’s revelers thought wearing green made one invisible to leprechauns, fairy creatures who would pinch anyone they could see (anyone not wearing green). People began pinching those who didn’t wear green as a reminder that leprechauns would sneak up and pinch green-abstainers.

St. Patrick’s Day is only a few days away.

Do you have big plans this weekend?

Will you feast on corned beef and cabbage?

What is your go-to green outfit?

Resource for St. Patrick’s Day history information came from The Christian Monitor.

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Even though AT&T is not my service provider, I went to our local AT&T store about a month ago to purchase the coveted Mophie case. I’ve been extremely pleased with my purchase and have told numerous people they too should purchase a Mophie! That is until today. I needed to hook my iPhone up to my computer to conduct a routine software update but I couldn’t get the case off. I asked JH to help which when he tried to remove the case the top broke in two pieces. He, of course, was very sorry but I quickly said, “it’s okay. The nice AT&T guy said it has this awesome one-year warranty that covers ANYTHING that happens to it. All I have to do is go in and they’ll give me a new one.”

Pause a couple of hours for me to get myself and Jack dressed. Diaper bag packed. Computer work finished. And drive 10 miles to the AT&T store.

This is where Miss Smarty Pants gets burned. Why why why do I always believe the sales person’s warranty BS!?

“I’m sorry ma’am, the warranty does not cover broken cases.”

Really?

Here’s the deal, I would have purchased the case warranty or no warranty. If I would have broken the case without a warranty, I would have gone back to the store and purchased a replacement today without a complaint. I probably would have tried to convince JH he needed to buy me the replacement but that’s not the point.

This sales person went out of his way to give me some hunk of bologna story about the Mophie warranty so I feel as though I was lied to. And I don’t like liars.

The worst part is I miss my Mophie.

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