Art is much more integrated into life here. There are strange examples like the Stuart Davis prints hanging in the McDonald’s on O’Connell Street in Sligo. And then there are the examples of me having a single phone conversation with filmmaker Johnny Gogan regarding the Leitrim Mobile Cinema. “We’re screening the rough cut of my [...]

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I never knew why the nickel and penny were larger than the dime, and still don’t, even after reading this FAQ. Oddly, the 5 cent Euro is also larger than the 10 cent. Couldn’t someone have addressed this? It could have been a perfect system, as even the smaller bills increase in size by denomination [...]

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In July of 2006, Ireland announced the Road Traffic Act, which included among other things, random breath tests by police on the roads to help decrease the rate of drink driving. Until that time I assume it was the case that you couldn’t be tested unless stopped for another offense like the States. On Friday [...]

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I guess there really are no rules for managing a blog. Somehow it seems like you’re cheating when you backdate entries. But there are no rules, right? I’m still not sure if this is a (public) diary/journal, letter to friends and family, some ego exercise, or all of the above. You certainly feel that you [...]

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I’m sore as hell this morning after stripping the sod off our demarcated plot for the vegetable garden. It’s been a few weeks since I cut the ridge for potatoes and every weekend has been too full to get the rest of the plot turned. However, time is ticking along and it’s time to get [...]

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