March 23

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Somewhere in Pere Lachaise, an elegant ghost spins in its grave.

March 17

We didn’t go into town today. That would have been madness. Instead, we headed in the opposite direction and, among other things, climbed up James Joyce’s tower to celebrate…well, a certain madness, I suppose.   Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came...

March 13

On the DART. Now, I know this isn’t really about bogies…but still, the thought…* (*How old am I? Twelve?)