Shanty Irish |
Shanty Irish were poor Irish people who had not a pot to piss in. Many shanty Irish came over on the boat during the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s. They came in great numbers to America and settled...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:34:00 GMT |
Patrick T. Whalen |
Remembering Patrick T. Whalen
Patrick would be 40 years old if he was in our presence today. He lived deliberately, following his own bliss in what he sensed was the right way to live.
He became my ne...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:50:00 GMT |
Cube Farm |
There is no privacy in the cube farm. Late this afternoon one of the secretaries brought a salesman back to talk to me about one of our copier machines. I was occupied with a tedious task yet bes...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:02:00 GMT |
An open letter to the presidential candidates. |
We all know that GW is in the hip pocket of big oil now that gasoline is over $3.00 per gallon and the oil companies are making record profits. We've been screwed by the regime and big oil.
To Hilari...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:25:00 GMT |
Sunday morning |
The sun was shining when I woke up. I was still tired. I wanted to go back to sleep but I had things to do. I'm still floundering somewhere between success and survival. I put water on for tea and hea...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:07:00 GMT |
Bicycle ride |
rode my bike to work today. It was damp. The dew point is 68 degrees F. That's high. The sun was just coming up. I could see it shining on the top of the hill across the lake. I had to wipe my glasses...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:43:00 GMT |
Bricks |
They polished the bricks today. I don't think they needed it. They probably have to justify all that money in the till. Use it or lose it. I liked watching them work from my window. They could see me ...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:30:00 GMT |
