One request regarding Blago

Our Illinois friends and family asked us: “Did you hear about the Governor?” The short answer is “Yes.” I’d like your help in getting the long answer just right…

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Give thanks for your butter

There are many things that I love about living in Ireland. There are a few things that annoy or trouble me…

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Memo to North American tourists in Europe

Through a FOIA request submitted this summer, it has come to the Bugle’s attention that all American tourists travelling to Europe received the following instructions:
From: North American Tourist Authority
To: US and Canadian Citizens bound for Europe
Date: [redacted]
Dear US and/or Canadian citizens bound for Europe,
Tourists from North America have always been drawn together by the sound of their non-British accents…

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Word of the Moment: serein

From the best word-a-day website, at wordsmith.org:

serein
PRONUNCIATION:
(suh-RAN [the second syllable is nasal])
MEANING:
noun: Fine rain falling from an apparently cloudless sky, typically observed after sunset…

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A snowflake, in Dublin, in October

As the leaves start changing here in Dublin, another sure sign of the approaching winter arrived: the first “snowflake” in the car…

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Weather update: Dublin

Last week was gorgeous — sunny and warm. I’d call it an Indian summer.
Yesterday, the temperature seemed to drop a few degrees with every rain shower that passed through. Today is cold…

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The Doorbell After Dark

The doorbell rang after 10:30 last night. Anita woke me up to ask if I’d heard it. The radio was playing in our bedroom, and I insisted that it was just a sound effect from some commercial…

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Herself, the obsessive commuter

I’ve been doing the commute in Dublin for a year now, and I’ve gotten into a rhythm…

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More and More Daylight

It feels like the days here are much longer, already. There’s a reason for that, because during this time of year, the amount of daytime hours is increasing most rapidly…

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Crisis of Conscience


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