Protected Tomorrows

I’ve had a new piece published on a site that is very near and dear to my heart - Protected Tomorrows. PT is a network of advocates for those with special needs, and their goal is to make sure that the disabled are protected tomorrow even if their primary caregivers are unable to be [...]

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Happy Halloween!

Trick or treat! Trick or treat!
Since the only people saying that tonight will probably be the streetwalkers (sorry Mom, but it’s true), I thought I’d give all of Ireland a little Halloween fun by directing everyone to Heather’s special joke. I liked this so much I’ve totally stolen it and am [...]

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Take A Guess Tuesday

For those of us on GMT, it’s almost Tuesday and I have a very early meeting tomorrow morning so I thought I’d just get this up before I die of sheer exhaustion anyway.
My first (and only) car was a late ’90s Dodge Neon. What was my favorite thing about this car?A. The white [...]

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The Boy Is Back In Town

Alan’s back!! Permanent link on the right.

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Silly, Silly Me

Last night I decided to read I Am Charlotte Simmons between the hours of 11pm and 9am. Why do I do these things when I am on deadline, deadline, deadline?!

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Weekend, Part One

It’s a Bank Holiday weekend here, which means that we have tomorrow off work as well. I say we, but I really mean Larry since I’ve got a massive Tuesday deadline and keep slipping in a few minutes of writing here and there in between our many activities. Which activities are those? [...]

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Ballet Fights

Larry: These are some of the slowest fights I’ve ever seen.

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West Side Story

Beth: Don’t forget we have tickets to West Side Story this weekend.
Larry: I know. What’s that about again?
Beth: Gang fights in New York.
Larry: Brilliant!
It’s all about the spin.

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My Mall

Check out these world rankings for most expensive retail spaces:
1. 5th Avenue - NYC2. Causeway Bay - Hong Kong3. Avenue de Champs Elysees - Paris4. New Bond Street - London5. Ginza - Tokyo6. Grafton Street - Dublin
And to think that that’s just where I get my McDonald’s fix. [...]

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Big Day

According to my Writer’s Almanac this morning, today is the birthday of:
- Dylan Thomas- Sylvia Plath- Maxine Hong Kingston- Zadie Smith
All my faves! I hope the spirit of the day makes me productive.

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