St. Patrick's Day
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An Irishman who recently moved to the United States quickly found the local pub and ordered three Irish Whiskeys in three shot glasses and drank them. He came back everyday after work for a week after which time the bartender suggested he use one shot glass and poor the second and third shots as he finished. The Irishman explained that he needed three glass because he drank in solidarity with his two brothers back home in Ireland. The two glasses were for his brothers and one for him.
The Irishman continued coming in after work . One day a week later he asked for two shots, rather than the normal three shots of whiskey. "I'm sorry did something happen to one of your brothers?" the bartender asked. The Irishman replied, "Oh no, I'm drinking the two shots for my brothers, I gave up alcohol for Lent."
Fr. Jay Walsh at St. Anne gets credit for that joke. He said it during Mass yesterday while giving his homily at St. Anne Catholic Church. In his sermon he spoke of Bill Wilson who founded Alcoholics Anonymous.
I found the topic of special interest, because as Houston DWI Attorney, I am faced with this issue on an almost daily basis. We have represented people with as many as 9 DWIs on their record, who obviously have an addiction. But, more often than not, we represent the individual who had a couple of drinks socially with friends or colleagues after work and is stopped for a traffic violation on their way home. They are then arrested for Driving While Intoxicated. A night of fun turns sour with an arrest and an unpleasant night in jail. Next comes a court date and they face a number of possible consequences. Here's hoping that as many people as possible enjoy St. Patrick's in a responsible fashion and avoid this problem.
