Tue. 03/16 - Daylight Saving Time? Not in this house!

<p><strong><em>How St. Patrick’s Day, as we know it now, is kind of more of an Irish-American holiday than a purely Irish one. More of the Dead Sea Scrolls have been uncovered in Israel for the first time in sixty years. And the family who decided to really lean into the “time is just a social construct” idea.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>StartMail, Get 50% off your first year at <a href="http://startmail.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">StartMail.com/kottke</a></li><li>Skillshare, Get a free trial of Premium Membership at <a href="http://skillshare.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">skillshare.com/kottke</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/all-pubs-ireland-closed-st-patricks-day" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">All the pubs in Ireland used to be closed on St. Patrick’s Day</a> (Irish Central)</li><li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/washingtons-army-celebrated-st-patricks-day-cure-winter-blues-180962513/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington’s Army Celebrated St. Patrick’s Day to Cure Winter Blues</a> (Smithsonian Magazine)</li><li><a href="https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2019/0314/1036394-a-day-off-from-lent-st-patricks-day-traditions-from-the-past/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A day off from Lent: St Patrick's Day traditions from the past 2019</a> (RTÉ)</li><li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-dead-sea-scrolls-israel-19844d3eb208190914182e78d9d79aac" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Israeli experts announce discovery of more Dead Sea scrolls</a> (AP)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/world/middleeast/dead-sea-scrolls.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Israel Reveals Newly Discovered Fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/dead-sea-scrolls-discoveries-are-first-ancient-bible-texts-be-n1261182" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dead