Pretty great. More on Prometheus later.
Why great?
Because when I was driving through downtown New Haven Saturday, a fellow motorist took the time to pull up alongside me and tell me I had a flat tire. And it was St. Patrick's Day.
 Ugh.
So after a quick drop off of one daughter, another daughter and I had to pull in a block later to the parking lot at the corner of College and George.
It sure was flat.
What to do? Hubby could not be reached; a tow would cost God knows how  much. ($150 or more?)
So then super woman (daughter of steel) has an idea: Ask the folks at College Street Cycles to borrow a bike pump.
They let us borrow it, no questions asked and with only a promise to bring it back!
Hilarity ensued -  (ever try to pump up a car tire with a bike pump?) but we got it inflated in about 15 minutes - and got the bike pump back to the shop before it closed! Then off for the big fix...thank you!
So kids, look around - there's a lot of unpleasant acts taking place in this world; but good people abound too.
Now to Prometheus - who apparently was the god of forethought.(get the connection?)
Further, however, there's a movie coming out by the same name and lots of cinephiles are positing that it is an "Alien" sequel.
What do you think?




File photo is by Melanie Stengel

Got a hankering for something green on Saturday?

Here's a recipe for Shamrock cookies and not just any Shamrock cookies.

These are double decker Shamrock cookies. Get the frosting out!

And b'gosh and begorrah, while we're at it, why not share the shamrock shale recipe too! Boingboing got it going on with a recipe you can make at home!

So Slainte one and all! (And maybe think about a stop at Anna Liffey's in New Haven)

I was born in March so the fact that we need to beware anything in this month has never set right with me.

But according to this post on the Washington Post, I might have to change my mind. Might, I add.

So yeah yeah yeah Julius Caesar met his end that day - but should superstition reign?

I am not superstitious - I even love the number 13.

But should I beware the Ides of March? Would that not depend on what occurs today? Or would what occurs today simply be a coincidence?

Good and bad things happen every day.

Maybe I'll check back in on this tomorrow.

Meanwhile, have you celebrated the other happy event in March? To get in the St. Patrick's Day spirit (and I will herein lay claim to my Scanlon and Lynch grandmother, also a Helen and rather a bad ass on her own - see photo at right for proof) check out this great slideshow.