Slainte! St. Patrick’s Day falls on Wednesday of this week, so I’ve put together a playlist to help celebrate one of my favorite minor holidays.

St. Patty’s Day 2020 was essentially cancelled last year due to the Covid pandemic, so I would be remiss to not make special note of it in 2021. While the pandemic is not over, the end is nigh. More and more people receive vaccinations every day, and it before long it will be available for the general public nationally. So while we still have a substantial period of social distance, mask wearing, and hygienic vigilance ahead of us, there is light at the end of the tunnel. That’s something to celebrate.

Happy quarantine, everyone! With the world going mad around us, maybe it’s a good thing to take a step back and focus on our well being for a while. Despite frustrations about job and financial security, health, and social obligations, it’s important that we try to use this time constructively. What does constructivity look like in the time of pandemic? Well, catching up on that TV show, correspondence, and sleep are good ways to start. The way I look at it, now’s the time to do all the things that I complain about not ever having the time to do.

With all the down time, now is the perfect time to experience art, whether that is found through reading, watching, playing, or listening. I’ve put together a little quarantine playlist to keep you entertained as you clean the house or enjoy a bottle of wine. It’s important to remember that we should face this crisis with a little humor. I don’t intend to diminish the threat and struggle that this virus engenders to many people. But in the face of it, and in the face of the world seemingly shutting down for months, we’ve got to band together and try to have some fun.