Ides of March and St Patrick's day

Tomorrow is the Ides of March, which many associate with a feeling of foreboding and doom. "Beware of the Ides of March" is a phrase that is made famous by the play Julius Cesar. In reality "Ides" means the middle of the month. So I no longer will fear the Ides of March.

The 17th is St Patrick's Day in honor of St Patrick who drove the "snakes" out of Ireland. In reality the snakes were the non-Catholics. So we really should fear St Patrick's Day.