On this particular Saturday in Chicago, there are generally two annual activities people partake in: watching the river get dyed green and drinking heavily from the morning hours and beyond. I choose to forge my own path. Instead of standing in hordes watching a river, I ran along the lakeshore. Then I sunk into the comfort of my own couch to watch some more March Madness. That's more my style of a March holiday. Instead of spending half of a paycheck drinking green beer, I used a coupon and helped myself to some Jamba Juice.
So, maybe it makes me the minority, more like a resident of a retirement community than Chicago. Luckily I have friends that share in this view of a relaxed Saturday sans drunken debauchery. Since I do have a bit of Irish heritage, allow me to wish you a Happy excuse-to-get-wasted-regardless-of-ancestry day! I would say that I had just as much fun as anyone in the bars, while I spent less than $5 and won't drag through Sunday sporting a hangover.
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