Ireland

A Sense of Place

December 16, 2008

Our good friend Connie Loden recently published an article titled “Localism – What’s the Attraction?” on the NewGeography web site. “So, what is the “local” appeal? It is the character and quality of life that provides a sense of place – a reminiscence feeling of authenticity and knowing the source of where things come from, [...]

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WinterDaze 2008 in Menomonie

December 12, 2008

We ventured out into the frozen evening last night to shoot some pictures at Menomonie’s WinterDaze 2008 parade and fireworks. The parade was organized by our good friends at Main Street Menomonie. Congratulations to the whole crew of volunteers who made this event a great outing.

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Yes We Did

November 11, 2008

Well it’s been a week now. The words President-elect Barack Obama are becoming easier for pundits around the world to spit out. Our conversations and thoughts now turn (I hope) to our goals for the future. Last Tuesday I spent a good chunk of the day knocking on doors for the Obama campaign, encouraging people [...]

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One More in the Box for Obama

October 30, 2008

Kathleen and I visited city hall in Menomonie last week and took advantage of Wisconsin’s early voter option. I was happy to cast a vote for Barack Obama, who I think is the best candidate for president in this campaign, and possibly in my lifetime. He’s an eloquent speaker at a time when this country [...]

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Hedge Your Gas Prices

July 8, 2008

From Ireland’s prolific Pat Phelan comes word of a new web site that can allow you to hedge your gas prices against the rising tide. Check out Pat’s blog for details.

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Hung Over from St. Patrick’s Day?

March 18, 2008

What better way to get back in the swing of things than with this wonderful rendition of “Danny Boy” by Muppet regulars the Swedish Chef, Bleeker and Animal?

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Privacy? How quaint!

February 26, 2008

Bernard Goldbach has a good post up on his blog about one of the dangers in traveling with a laptop. As someone who regularly travels internationally with my laptop, this has been a big, and growing, concern to me. The United States’ Transportation Security Administration can be truly draconian in their approach to travelers. Those [...]

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A Good Play for Web Traffic

February 20, 2008

This Irish getaway spot has launched an interesting competition to build their web traffic. Glengarriff Lodge in County Cork is giving away a one weekend Luxury Self Catering stay at their beautiful lodge. In addition to being a beautiful, historic lodge, the folks at Glengarriff are also working to make their business eco-friendly and sustainable. [...]

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Malta, baby!

February 6, 2008

Well I guess I can admit it publicly – I celebrated my 40th birthday recently. Since this is supposed to be one of life’s big milestones (hasn’t felt like it!), we decided to celebrate in grand style. Kathleen planned a long-weekend trip to Malta for us. Kathleen had brought a group of students to Malta [...]

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A New Association?

February 4, 2008

Last week I had the pleasure of attending a dinner put together by Paul Walsh to discuss the need for a new non-profit organization representing the digital or interactive media industries in Ireland. The dinner, sponsored by Microsoft and Blacknight, was held at a restaurant co-owned by Walsh, Jaipur. The evening was off to a [...]

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