DON'T WEAR ORANGE TODAY. Your clothing choice could be misconstrued as support for... something... on this day on which we celebrate... something else. Does this holiday really mean anything, even to Irish-Americans? Is it more than just a day to be proud of being Irish? If it is, then why is there school on Chinese New Year but not on St. Patrick's Day or Columbus Day? Didn't the Chinese work alongside the Irish to build America's railroads in the 19th century? I heard that Boston Police didn't go into Chinatown 20 years ago, that garbage wasn't collected in Chinatown 20 years ago, and that the residents of Chinatown had to do all of these things for themselves. Was it only the Irish who were marginalized and excluded in Boston? Seems like bias to me.

TODAY'S HAIKU... on a completely different note. Last minute paper he assigned six weeks ago. I deserve an F.