Several years ago, MJ and I made a pilgrimage to the land of (some of) his forbears, Ireland. We traveled on our own to Dublin, took a bus up to Termonfecken to peer at the lichen-covered headstones – searching for said forbears – rented a car in Galway, and adventured our way down the west…
Febreze
Highs ‘n Lows
I am sitting in a really run-down room at a very nice hotel (the Doubletree) in, of all places, Charlottesville, Virginia. Setting aside for the moment why I am in Charlottesville, Virginia, let us just say that this room has stained and bubbling wallpaper and chipped, scratched, and just beyond belief 1960’s “Federal”-style furniture. We…
