We all know that it’s a small world. But certain people have a way of making it even smaller, miniscule even. My cousin Kirby was one of those people. Not only had Kirby seen the world, she talked to everybody. Not in that annoying busybody way. In a way that made you think she cared [...]
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I have been in the Midwest for just over a month, and this week I entered by first Indiana bar to watch the Bears game with a couple of friends. (I’ll wait while you make some form of joke involving the words “Irishman” and “bar” or marvel at the fact it took me a month [...]
I recently decided to turn my life upside down, chase a dream (or a calling) and head west. My destination was Arizona to research and write about the death of my cousin, Kirby Brown. Because things in life aren’t tidy and neat and rarely happen on schedule, that trip was delayed and complicated (of course [...]
I stopped at the grocery store on the way home the other night to pick up a few things. Well, three things to be exact. I did the self check-out because, well I hate people and avoid them whenever possible. (People in the grocery store, in particular, should be avoided. Because if they are not [...]
I have a love-hate relationship with alcohol. And by love-hate I mean I hate that I love it so much. Without it I could be in shape, wouldn’t be nearly as confused by the Grateful Dead, and I would have avoided what is simply known as “The Parking Meter Affair.” (But that’s another blog) I [...]
