Gabe wanted to see The Longest Yard in the theatre. I refused. I wish I had made the same call on cable. Never saw the original, but it had to be better than this.

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I did a paper in college in a Women’s Studies course on Sigourney Weaver’s character, Lt. Ellen Ripley and the female hero within the Alien movie series. I can’t remember the grade I received. The Descent offers at least one direct reference to Alien, along with the claustrophobic dark tunnels of a cave, reminiscent of [...]

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I’m not entirely sure what makes the perfect pint, but clearly the Guinness is much better here. Some claim the pints get better the closer you get to the source. The gentleman that poured this pint swore by clean lines and taps. There has to be something said for the pour. You most certainly never [...]

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We have been flying the Geevagh colors on the front gate for a number of weeks now, supporting the ladies Gaelic football team. The Sligo junior ladies won the all-Ireland Final in Dublin and half the team is from the local parish. This past week, our neighbor, Stephanie O’Reilly put in an incredible performance scoring [...]

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Poor Trinity. Mistaken sexual identity. Unnecessary incision made at vet. And now, a case of conjunctivitis.

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