Category Archives: Family

Ya feckin eejit its smee…

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Daniel Carney

In my last blog I wrote about Alan Deering and called him a “pissa”, which, in Boston slang, is good.

It also got me thinking about American and Irish slang words and phrases. For example the word fuck can be used in many contradictory ways. Go fuck yourself versus fucking brilliant…quite opposite meanings. Continue reading →

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…and the cow’s name was…

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Daniel Carney

I get a report from HubSpot ( www.hubspot.com/) every day on how people discovered my blog and driftwood art site (www.driftwoodartdesigns.com) and what key words directed them to find the sites. Last week I got this one along with about 50 others. Continue reading →

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Back in the US..S..A….

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Daniel Carney

You just don’t realize how great the United States is until you spend time away. Granted we have a lot of problems that must be addressed and sorted out, Continue reading →

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“Make it a good one!”

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Daniel Carney

My sister in law is taking care of her mother for the next few weeks. She is 103 years old and when arriving at Ann and Tom’s house she said she was cold and would like a whiskey. Ann poured her a spot of Jameson and she said “Ah, come on…make it a good one.” Continue reading →

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Defy Logic

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Daniel Carney

Hypocrite…Moi? Hell yes… I’ve been told that, on occasion, I have been uncomplimentary about the little leprechaun, the Irish President, Michael D. Higgins. I might have described him, Continue reading →

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ducks, beavers, rednecks and Jesus…

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Daniel Carney

OK it took me a while but I finally watched an episode. I thought gee … the geniuses in the TV industry have come up with a show worse than Judge Judy. So what did I do … I watched another episode, then another and, I swear, I’m ready to go kill a beaver. OORAH!! Continue reading →

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My daughter… Alice and the “Massacree”

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Daniel Carney

The Thanksgiving before the US Marine Corps came calling, my circle of friends and I (and a whole lot of others) discovered Arlo Guthrie’s song writing skills and were listening to a wonderful musical monologue that became our theme song in 1967. Continue reading →

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Tick…Tock

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Daniel Carney

broke the face of my watch the other day it is a simple watch with a cloth strap and it still keeps time Continue reading →

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My daughter …

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Daniel Carney

She is a Dublin woman now. Continue reading →

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Going home…

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Daniel Carney

It is with mixed emotions that I will soon return to “my” country. I have been in Ireland since early December and it is time to come home. Continue reading →

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