25 Things to Know about Me

The latest fad to hit Facebook is writing notes telling one’s friends 25 Things to Know about So-and-So. I think the object of the exercise is to write 25 things your friends don’t know about you, but I’ve been seeing a lot of “I love my friends” and “Chocolate is my favorite food.” Well, duh. Tell us something we don’t know! I decided to tackle this, and found that it was harder than it looks. It’s hard to think of 25 things I don’t think my friends know about me, which makes me wonder if I talk to much…

Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary, Mom and Dad!!!

There is a great scene at the beginning of Waking Ned Devine, a movie about a village in Ireland that comes together to fool the Lotto man into letting them claim the winnings. Jackie O’Shea and his wife Annie are watching the lotto drawing. Annie is in the kitchen eating a slice of apple tart, [...]

My Birthday / Orlaith’s Graduation – Part 1

Since I knew I had to spend my birthday in Connecticut on Saturday, I decided to do some New York City-style celebrating on Friday night. It started with Happy Hour at the Galway Hooker. For anyone who was at the indoor Big East track party in February, you’ll recognize the name. I met some friends [...]

Neever Gonna Get It Right

My parents spent a long time picking names for my sister and me. Their main criteria were that they be traditional Gaelic names and that they couldn’t be shortened or ‘butchered.’ I got Niamh (Neeve), and my sister got Orlaith (Or-la). They didn’t want anyone coming up with lame nicknames for us either, so I [...]

Dad’s First Yankee Game – Part 1

Dad’s first Yankee game proved to be too much of an adventure, so I’m splitting it into two posts. Happy reading!
I took Dad to his first Yankee game ever Wednesday night. It was Yankees vs. the Red Sox, so he was in for quite a treat. Back in March when single game tickets went on [...]