Category Archives: America

A September visit by the little girl with the pink glasses.

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Daniel Carney

Try to remember the kind of September
When life was slow and oh, so mellow.
Try to remember the kind of September Continue reading →

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Just thinking…again

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Daniel Carney

OK…I’ll give you 5, no that’s 10 minutes, if you stay away from politics. Thanks Nancy …I can’t get into trouble in 10 minutes… Continue reading →

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T-Rex, piping plovers and Godzilla

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Daniel Carney

Tyrannosaurus was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Texas, Nebraska, Montana and Little East Beach South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Continue reading →

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Looking for the “Bone Setter”or Herman the pig?

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Daniel Carney

Six years ago I wrote about the “Bone Setter” and there is not a week that goes by without someone contacting me thinking I am the Bone Setter. I can’t understand how anyone can read that blog (at the end) and think I am the “Setter”. This posting is for those that google the “Bone Setter” and get me. Continue reading →

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Back to work? Really!

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Daniel Carney

Readers of this blog outside of Ireland may not follow Irish politics and therefore don’t give a shit about the following Continue reading →

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the “time to” club

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Daniel Carney

The other day I posted on FB that Yelp, a company that operates a platform that connects people with local businesses, had listed their top 100 places to eat in the United States. Continue reading →

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A letter for tomorrow…

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Daniel Carney

February 24, 2018

My Dear Mae,

Today is your first birthday and this letter is written for tomorrow.

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Un*uckit, watches and Good Will

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Daniel Carney

Am I alone on this? After watching way too many commercials for this clothing company, I got to thinking either this guy is loaded or some venture guys said fuck it let’s go with Untuckit. Continue reading →

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November…a time to remember JFK and friends

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Daniel Carney

They released the last files on John F. Kennedy’s assassination. I don’t think we are going to learn much more than what we already know. Continue reading →

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Hats, doors and gramophones

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Daniel Carney

A door, hat and gramophone walk into a bar. The hat orders a beer, the door a whiskey and the gramophone a vintage wine. Another round follows and more after that. When things start to get a little crazy, the door closes, the hat is thrown into the ring and the gramophone plays Benny Goodman’s “the dreamer in me”. Continue reading →

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