Happy St. David's Day!

I realize it's almost over (or way past over, depending on when you're seeing this), but March 1st is/was St. David's Day.

In case you're not sure who that is, St. David is the patron saint of Wales. No, not of whales, but of Wales. (Anyone know who the patron saint of whales is?)

If you're feeling even more confused, now, Wales is one of the countries that make up Great Britain. In other words, like Ireland has St. Patrick, Wales has St. David.

Appropriate things to do on St. David's Day:

1) Speak Welsh. Start with "Dydd Dewi Sant Hapus" which means "Happy Saint David's Day!" (and... umm... no. I don't have any idea how it's pronounced.)

2) Buy some leeks. You know, those oniony things with the wide green leaves. Wear them on your lapel. Or your hat. Or, well, maybe just eat them.

3) If leeks aren't really your style, buy some daffodils. Prettier on the lapel. Bouncier on your hat. Nicer in a vase. Not -- I'm guessing here -- as tasty in soup.

4) Sport some red, white, and green. Just don't go to an Italian restaurant, because you'll have to keep explaining to people that you're not celebrating their flag.

5) Fly the Welsh flag, and watch the dragon flap in the wind. Don't know what the Welsh flag looks like? It's this:

(cool, hunh?)

Happy Saint David's Day, y'all!