Best wishes to all the other fathers out there.

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We LOVE carving pumpkins at Halloween. Working left to right is mine, Gabe’s and Lisa’s. Time to roast the seeds for tomorrow night’s “horror” triple feature. Mothman Prophecies (which none of us have seen), Alien and Nightmare on Elm Street.

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Last night Gabriel and I DJ’d a set for the Native Speaker Summer Junior Camp at The Crib in Sligo. Gabe won a free spot at the camp for two weeks through an essay writing contest. When he heard they had a weekly disco on Friday nights, he volunteered to do it. Needless to say, [...]

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The 400th post. A modest achievement, but the signaling of a turning point in my own life and the life of this blog. Many, many years ago I turned to Lisa with one of those flashes of inspiration and said, “Doing laundry is the perfect opportunity to create a cafe or pub with books and [...]

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FLOWmarket at the Dansk Design Center reminded me of the first time I heard Bruce Mau speak in New York. Following a presentation on the design and release of the Venus women’s razor from P&G, he took the stage drinking water that he proclaimed was treated sewage. The talk ended with a question / challenge [...]

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