A sixty something male, happily settled with two adult brats and my rock of common sense. I've worked at lots of jobs, done lots of things, had many experiences hairy and otherwise and have met some really interesting people in my life as well as a fair share of pricks too. I have witnessed change, some of it just for the sake of it and I hope this blog will communicate the "how it was" as well as the "how it might all turn out." I am a libertarian, mildly catholic, strongly christian and I like to practice what I preach. I hope you enjoy my observations and some of them serve you well in your life.
I was privy to an interesting conversation not long ago. The theme of it was a probing question as follows, "Are you a citizen of Old Dark Ireland or the New Modern Liberal Ireland?" In the absence of clear definitions … Continue reading →
Late last week the New York Times ran an article on the sex-trade so nothing strange about that. It's one of those 'always there' kind of topics that can fill column inches on a slow day. "The event covered was the … Continue reading →
From the hits on these pages it seems I have some British readers and I address this article to those people. I have a good colleague from the UK who visits with me a couple of times a year and … Continue reading →
I have come to hate the above expression. I seem to remember some American Statesman or other issuing the immortal words, "It is the duty of every good citizen to oppose bad laws." I think that's what the man said … Continue reading →