The Philosopher takes a meal at Sweeney’s; and then continues to muse about cars.
One of my deepest fears is that someday, Ireland will become like the rest of the world. I fear that someday, concrete, power lines, high-rises, and retention ponds will move in and corrupt the green island. There are so many [...]
Entries from March 2007
March 15, 2007
Dinner at a Truly Authentic Irish Pub
March 10, 2007
On the Tarmac at Shannon Aerphort
The Philosopher has eleven hours to kill, and he’s got a Mini.
Expanses of green, good earth spread before my eyes as Aer Lingus flight one-twenty-something touched down in Shannon Aerphort in western Ireland on a fresh Monday. The tarmac was lustrously shiny, following one of Ireland’s famous 5-Minute Downpours. The timing was exceptional; [...]
March 4, 2007
The Magic of Mini
The Philosopher gets an assignment.
The tacky-poster-laced cubicles of the Publication were abuzz today, as my editor has just announced three staffers will be Chosen to do an overseas assignment. When we read the memo on the bulletin board, we all sort of looked at each other the same way Olympic ping-pong athletes would look [...]
