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St. Patty's, or St. Paddy's?
St. Patty's, or St. Paddy's?
St. Patty's, or St. Paddy's?
Today is St. Patrick's Day, honoring Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. I saw a Facebook comment about someone being frustrated and offended when folks refer to St. Patrick's Day as St. Paddy's Day. I didn't even realize this was an issue, but it does make for a good poll!
Who Was Saint Patrick Anyway?
Who Was Saint Patrick Anyway?
Who Was Saint Patrick Anyway?
Just like the limerick 'Whisky In A Jar'o', Some things about St. Patrick's day are unclear of it is origin.  We do know that he was British and he was kidnapped by the Irish forced to work as a slave. That is kind of a sad story considering it shaped Ireland's national holiday!
Company Uses Elephant Dung for Eco-Friendly Paper Products
Company Uses Elephant Dung for Eco-Friendly Paper Products
Company Uses Elephant Dung for Eco-Friendly Paper Products
Instead of cutting down tons of trees to manufacture paper, a new organization is utilizing something completely revolutionary: animal poop. Though it sounds zany and quite messy, in this case the whole paper-making process is quite the opposite. That's because elephants have diets high in fiber, which makes for easy paper making. Once the poo is harvested and dried out, what's left is mostly dige