March 23

by | Mar 23, 2013 | Uncategorized

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

by | Mar 17, 2013 | Uncategorized

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

by | Mar 13, 2013 | Uncategorized

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

March 11

by | Mar 11, 2013 | Uncategorized

I know that face. I get it all the time from the resident corgi. It says, “You realise that by not feeding me immediately, you are responsible for all the ills of the world.” We fed it.

Saturday in the Dead…well, the Crypt

by | Mar 10, 2013 | Uncategorized

I think I’ve finally found my creeped-out point. It came on a Dublin street when I realized I had crypt dust all over my boots. Growing up, I never thought of myself as particularly quirky or odd. Certainly not macabre, or even weird. I played team sports, I...

Another Sunday at the Dead Zoo

by | Feb 25, 2013 | Uncategorized

Thought for the day: Stuffed (as in taxidermy) bats do not age well.   Photo for the day (even I don’t want to look at pictures of the decrepit bats). The rare, elusive Soft-nosed Hairy Mayo Swordfish*: To quote the incomparable William Goldman: “You...

February 20

by | Feb 20, 2013 | Uncategorized

We now return ( probably briefly) to our regularly scheduled program. Today, on “What the Feck Is That?”, we visit Glendalough*, the 6th century monastery founded by St. Kevin in scenic County Wicklow. And scenic it is– of the beautiful/eerie type....