Monthly Archives: September 2006

Bill Clinton in Ireland

and I stayed at the Clinton Welcome Centre. Our room had an extra door that we could not unlock. We decided that Bill Clinton had the only working key to that door, so that he could get in and not … Continue reading

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Dear Ulsterbus

Your turn indicators are too loud. But thank you for making it so easy to tell if a bus driver turns without using his turn indicator, even from the back of the bus. This enables me to add one more … Continue reading

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So, after 4 days of hiking in the highlands, what have I learned?

That when you only have one set of clothes that are hiking–oops, sorry, hillwalking–in the highlands appropriate (that would be waterproofs, heavy boots, wool, wicking-type socks and jumpers, 2 other layers for the top and two layers for the bottom … Continue reading

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You know what’s sexier than New York Firefighters?

Edinburgh firefighters. Who flirt. With me. Sometimes it’s worth it to get up early on a Sunday and then to walk up to the castle and then to be all indecisive about whether or not to actually pay the outrageous … Continue reading

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