Feb 14, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Three months ago I wouldn’t have believed it, but I’m still in Ireland. In a tiny village called Leap (there’s a long story about why, but I won’t bother you with it), in County Cork. It’s on the main road along the south coast, but don’t blink or you’ll miss it....
Feb 13, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Well crap. Not literally, although I’ve stepped in my fair share of the real stuff when I visited clients. When I went to work with the Department of Agriculture, I had visions of Americana, you know? Helping the family farmer put food on the plates of everyone in the...
Feb 12, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I know exactly what P.P. stands for. They can’t fool me! Pity Party, that’s what. Okay, maybe I did do some whining when I first moved to Moraine, Wisconsin. One really is the loneliest number! I’ve had a crappy life…boy, could I tell you some horror stories! But...
Feb 11, 2014 | A Day In My Life
It was Valentine’s Day. Connor wanted to do something special for his special lady, but it was also the day her shop, Crewel World, was open late. He cast around for an idea, and finally suggested at breakfast, “Hire me.” “What?” she said, over the heart-shaped...
Feb 10, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Believe it or not, when Emily McGlashen first came to town and opened her Irish dance studio, I thought we could be friends. I thought it could be fun to partner on some dance events and so on. I’ve trained and danced in New York and while the competition has been...
Feb 8, 2014 | A Day In My Life
The Day I went to Cairo Word on the street was that something nuclear was coming down from the old Soviet arsenal in Belarus, and it was bound for Al Qaeda, so I went to Cairo to talk to a guy I knew, entirely without orders. It’s one of my charms and the reason I get...
