Day Nine (9/22/18): Children and Idiots Mark Twain once wrote that “Providence protects children and idiots. This is really true. I know because I have tested it.” Not merely content to heed these words, on this particular day, I put them to the test, and I came to the same conclusion: God loves stupid people … Continue reading Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Nine
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Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Eight
Day Eight (9/21/18): Homecoming You know it’s going to be an amazing day when you throw back the curtains in the morning and find yourself staring at a rainbow outside your bedroom window. This would prove to be the first of many rainbows that my brother and I came across during our day’s journey. We … Continue reading Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Eight
Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Seven
Day Seven (9/20/18): John Wayne Drank Here We got an early start to our day. We packed up and were on the road to Galway by 9 a.m. Once we got into the city, we stopped for breakfast at a little Irish place called…McDonald’s. Yes, that McDonald’s (they have ‘em in Ireland too). The big … Continue reading Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Seven
Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Six
Day Six (9/19/18): "Ruin"ing a Vacation We made our departure from the Dunaway farm around lunchtime, and headed northwest until we reached Limerick where we had lunch. Despite being surrounded by ancient buildings, Limerick proved to be a very trendy, hipster-friendly city. At times, I felt a little out of place there, having no tattoos, … Continue reading Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Six
Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Five
Day Five (9/18/18): Irish Roads are Mad! After a late start and a long breakfast with Dorothy, Tim and I set out to explore County Cork. Our first stop was at the bayside town of Bantry. The weather was beautiful as we strolled around the bay and the city centre. Blue skies and pleasant temperatures … Continue reading Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Five
Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Four
Day Four (9/17/18): You Can Take the Yank Out of America... So…we don’t tip? I got to put my American naivety on display in the morning, following a good Irish breakfast at the hotel café. I realized that I hadn’t put a tip in our hotel room for housekeeping. I pulled out €20 and headed … Continue reading Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Four
Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Three
Day Three (9/16/18): Welcome to Dooblin With the weather being what it was in Iceland, we were more than happy to get up at 4 am to catch our flight to Dublin. We flew with WOW Air again, and although it was just as uncomfortable as the first trip, we only had to endure it … Continue reading Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Three
Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Two
Day Two (9/15/18): Iceland, or, Never Bring an Umbrella to a Wind Fight It was 11 am local time when we landed in Keflavik, Iceland. We disembarked into overcast, 40-degree (Fahrenheit) weather, although I didn’t notice it initially because I was overjoyed by the return of blood flow to my legs. Once inside the terminal, … Continue reading Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day Two
Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day One
Friday, September 14, 2018: Marching Bands, Flying Guinea Pigs, and WOW Moments There’s nothing like having a parade to send you off on your journey in style. Okay, so maybe the parade wasn’t exactly on my account. Truthfully, it was the local high school’s homecoming parade. However, they were marching right by my house…so I … Continue reading Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle, Day One
Duties of a Children’s Librarian from A-Z
Librarianship is not all about reading books and shushing people. At least not anymore. As I have discovered over the course of several decades of library work, the patrons we serve expect a lot from us, some expectations more reasonable than others. For those of you of the non-library persuasion, I present to you for … Continue reading Duties of a Children’s Librarian from A-Z
Dexy's Midnight Ramblings 