"We are All Irish Now" Celebration planned for St. Pats Day 2011 in Normal, Mn.: Tales From Normal, Mn.: FICTION

In a press release today, a group of locals from Normal, Mn. has announced the theme for St. Pat's Day 2011---"We are All Irish Now"---bring on the bailout, junk bonds, whiskey and austerity...in that order.

It seems that in the local community that has few Irish, judging by all the green decorated cakes left unsold on the day following St. Pats, many folks are feeling a kindred spirit with the Irish this year in light of the fact that the Irish economy is in peril and ...well...we are too....stay tuned as I follow this story.