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Another great hike with the club today. The weather cooperated, and the wind made a special appearance while we were on the top of the trail...

Yes, yes, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Tower of London, House of Lords, I realize that London has much historico touristico to offer. But...

The rain didn't stop me from going on my first Ireland hike today. And I'm so glad--it was lovely, just breathtaking. We hiked along...

Wow, has it really been that long since I blogged? Goodness me. At least it wasn't out of laziness or lack of inspiration this time. Rho...

I've recently found this great TV show here called Project Catwalk . Sound familiar? It's exactly like Project Runway, complete with...

I just posted the last batch of photos to the Portugal folder on Picasa Web Albums . These are from the fisheye camera, and there are some r...

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone came to Dublin on Friday. It was a terrific show, and the venue was nice and intimate. Last year, after ...

Nanna is 10 this week. Good ol' Nanna. I miss her so much. How much? Haiku much. The real black and tan. Guinness only dulls the hurt o...

I got the first roll of film from the LC-A developed (the second roll is still in the camera). Only four of the 36 shots came out, and each ...

Well, we had a fantastic vacation. I've posted some of the digital pics on my Picasa page --I tried to pick just the highlights out of t...

We're back from Portugal, but this will be little more than a safe-arrival blog. I'm sorting through the dozens and dozens of photos...

You know how sometimes the gods of fashion lead to that unexpected place where you find that perfect shirt/hat/scarf/pair o' jeans/shoes...

I may complain a lot, but dang I love the sound of the rain falling outside. Go ahead, call me a hypocrite--I don't mind.

We took a cab home from the movies Sunday night because I, being fashion forward as usual, wore the wrong shoes for the 30 minute walk home ...

Ozzy Update: yesterday the doggie eye doctor told Ozzy that he has 100% vision back in both eyes. 100%. Just two short months ago, he woke u...

Yeah, homemade ravioli. For someone who has cooked more times in the past two weeks than all previous times combined, I should have known th...

We saw a terrific movie over the weekend-- Crank . It's got something for everyone: severed hands, Turkish from Snatch , Google Maps--a ...

After living in Eugene, Oregon for 5 years, I never thought I'd live in such a rainy, rainy place again. The summers in Eugene made the ...

I've posted some more pictures on Picasa Web Albums . There's a new folder where I've begun to post pictures of The Spire--the r...

Grafton Street is one of those no-driving streets in the middle of a big city where you'll find overpriced boutiques, carts full of crap...