Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Vince, I know the bit about the saint's day celebration, many people in Poland still celebrate it. I think it was only ever done in Catholic countries. Anyway, there is no particular reason for this guy to have a holiday (workers' day is May 1st) but we will happily take it. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Mar 17, 2010, at 11:31 PM, Vince Passaro wrote: > Nathan > > A very late response to this thread -- I've been without power since > Saturday -- Mar 19 is the Feast of St. Joseph as Mar 17 is the Feast of St. > Patrick. (Once upon a time in many European cultures people celebrated > their Saint's Days, not birthdays, so all Josephs would celebrate Mar 19.) > In any case, here's what you need to know: St. Joseph was a carpentar and a > very fine step dad by the thin accounts available; he is the patron saint > of > all WORKERS. I gather you're a boss so it's not for you. Pero ten cuidado: > Make sure no 'sabots' get tossed into your mainframe while you're away. > Workers get all sentimental about their prerogatives once they get liquored > up as I'm sure you know. > > Vince > > On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at > frozenlight.eu>wrote: > >> St. Josephs---interesting, I have Friday off for some obscure holiday >> called San Jos?. I don't question it, I just enjoy the long weekend :-) >> >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mar 15, 2010, at 7:23 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Hugh Thompson <hewthompson at mac.com> >> wrote: >>> >>>> Sonny - haven't you just had a Mardi Gras or something? Madness again I >>>> see ..... >>>> >>> >>> Mardi Gras is the last party before Lenten Fast. However, since you >> cannot >>> make the Irish stay sober for forty days, you have to have a party, and >> it >>> is oh so convenient that St Patty's Day falls in there. >>> >>> Of course, the Italians in New Orleans can't be bested by the Irsh, so >> next >>> week it happens all over again with St. Joseph's Festival. >>> >>> Then again there's lots of inbreeding, so most everyone is a little bit >>> Irish, or Italian in New Orleans. >>> >>> (and who's the nearly nude chick in the first photo?) >>> >>> They rent Mardi Gras floats for the Irish Day Parades, and so no telling >>> what the float theme might be. It's all fun. >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Sonny >>> http://www.sonc.com >>> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >>> Natchitoches, Louisiana >>> (+31.754164,-093.099080) >>> >>> USA >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 14-Mar-10, at 9:11 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: >>>> >>>> Some snaps from St. Pat's Parade, New Orleans Today >>>>> >>>>> http://www.sonc.com/st_pat_2010.htm >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >