All right. I may be a bit of a thick headed Irishman but what's this malarkey about St. Pats on the 15th? I seem to remember seeing a post about some church thing or other that would cause the celebration to be moved. Being a bit more heathen than church goer, I will be celebrating on the 17th. You don't celebrate the Fourth of July on the third just because it falls on Saturday and you may not have a long weekend. I say keep the church and politics out of the peoples' holidays. My apologies if any of this diatribe has violated the rules regarding religion and/or politics.