St Patricks Day I n 4th grade, Mom persuaded me to go to school with green food coloring in my really blonde hair. I had a good case of stage fright, but I suspected it would end up being fun, and it was fun. I repeated that again in 10th grade and perhaps once during college. 9:45 Today, Im doing it again, but my hair is a lot darker now, so the green isnt as obvious. So I smeared it all over my face. Time to go in to work now. If youre from some nearly-all-caucasian city, you live a completely different life. Im pretty much a minority in this tech center of California where most of the workers in my area are Indian or Chinese. So, going to work means crossing paths with many people who are not likely to automatically think "Oh yeah, an Irish tradition" when they see me with a green face. I was not wanting to walk around much at work. 10:45 I slipped into my work cubicle with no one seeing my decoration, though I greeted those nearby and received greetings back. 10:55 The co...