Category Archives: America

Dancing with pigeons

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Daniel Carney

I have been at the “beach” and those that follow my blog know that my accommodations are somewhat primitive. There is no electricity, running water, internet, TV and limited cell phone use here. It is a place that after 3 or 4 days you are about to lose it and it is time to return to civilization…where I am now. Continue reading →

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…just another day at the beach

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Daniel Carney

It has been several years since I have visited the Normandy beaches and the “cemetery”. There is a certain spiritual feeling that captures your mind and soul. It is real and it surrounds you Continue reading →

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Granola bars and BMWs

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Daniel Carney

I drive a used BMW or should I say pre-owned. This is my third one and it is a standard shift. My last one was having transmission problems and I brought it in to where I bought it. They sell and fix BMW, Mercedes, and Volvos. They also do Saabs but they are dying out. I also had three of those. Continue reading →

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Irish weather reporting (adults)

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Daniel Carney

And you wonder why my vocabulary turns to fucking shit when I return to the states. Continue reading →

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Sausages and eggs

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Daniel Carney

could be trouble ahead…the EU has gotten involved in the added ingredients in tea. Is there another Boston tea party brewing? Continue reading →

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Brady’s back in Bowl

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Daniel Carney

Well aren’t you lucky.

While all Patriots fans were enjoying WATCHING the Steelers get ground into the hard frozen field at Gillette, I was trying to listen to an audio stream that quit before the end of the half. Continue reading →

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Personal Museums

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Daniel Carney

I am honored to have a man that is a great… person, husband, father, grand father, teacher, coach (Hall of Fame), story teller and a “fb” friend as the guest writer of my 200th blog posting. Continue reading →

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Santa and the fireplace

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Daniel Carney

Our across the street neighbors visited us last night. They have two children, an eight year old red headed girl and a four year old boy. The four year old first words, when he was about two, were “Dan”…then it became “Hi Dan”…now it’s “what are you doing, Continue reading →

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Shoot who?

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Daniel Carney

There are a lot of great characters in Catch 22 and for those that use the phrase “catch 22” and don’t know what it means, please read the book. One of my favorite lines is from General Dreedle … “just take him outside and shoot him” Continue reading →

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“The” Commissioners

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Daniel Carney

If you don’t know who Roger Goodell and Tom Brady are you might as well read Alice in Wonderland. Continue reading →

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