What’s going on right now (3/17/11)

Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.

-Saint Patrick

St. Patrick's Day clover
Image by AdamSelwood

Yup, it’s St. Patrick’s Day (The History Channel has some good, uh, history of the holiday)… and I’ll be wearing orange because I’m Protestant. 🙂

Gene Veith suggests we use today to honor all missionaries.

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It’s easy to think we’re spending more on gadgets than ever before (iPad 2, anyone?), but consider 8 gadgets that used to cost a fortune over at Mint.com.

Just in case you need a reminder that formal higher education isn’t for everyone, here are 5 jobs that make $100,000 a year without a college degree. FB also posted a reminder to keep eating out in check for your budget’s sake!

Do you get terrible PR pitches offering pictures of celebrities, coupons, and other junk for the “privilege” of giving companies free publicity? I bet you’ve always wanted a snarky reply to send, and The Bloggess has you covered.

Now you know about Lifehacker, but have you seen Instructables? You never even knew what you didn’t know how to do!

Strange Herring has a hilarious take on time stealing (from earthquakes or calendar syncing).