Year: 2012
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Roman Hyperlocal!
There is a construction project just to the south of our apartment here in Rome. There is also what appears to be a major archaeological wonder here as well. I started looking around to see what was going on, and stumbled onto some stuff. It is the Largo di Torre Argentina. This Facebook group has the info.…
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Blarney.
Ireland made me remember who I am.
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Colorado Dark Knight Shootings and the Concept of a Connected Holiday
This morning we awoke in Cork City, Ireland shortly after a man shot up a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Due to the vagaries of the Earth’s size and shape, the time difference made it so we were able to watch & listen to the aftermath coverage live, in daylight with coffee, as the United…
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Blarney Castle and the Concept of Touring Houses
Blarney Castle was flat wonderful. It was odd to get the real feeling of passing through someone’s home long after they are gone. The family room was epic. Here’s some video of it: It was great to go through the dungeon as far as we could and then come back. We kissed the Blarney Stone…
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“Take Our Picture!” (Children of Cork Say Fuck You/ I Love You)
These kids were awesome. They were hanging out at the tables of an otherwise empty outdoor cafe, smoking and hanging out. The four of us went up to look at the menu, tourist-style, with me and my camera out, tourist-style. “Take our picture!” I pull up the camera and aim. It doesn’t take much for…