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C-Net says that 
day. It's a happy holiday for the Irish
wherever they may be -- in Dublin, New York City, Boston,
or San Francisco. This is a beautiful site with tons of
stuff about St. Patty's day. History, traditions, humor,
sayings, crafts, recipes, shopping, links ... and a cool
trailing cursor.
"Winning is not a sometime
thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in
a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you
do them right all the time." If this is the type of
speech that gets you fired up to make a cold call, mow
the lawn, or simply pop a cold one during a TV timeout,
then run, don't walk, to this wonderful site. For many
football fans, 
