Don't Have Heroes

There's a pattern here. Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi were inspiring when they were trying to free their people. But when they took power, they didn't just

A Day In Howth

A Day in Howth (pronounced Hoeth) You can take the bus (31/31A), which will take an hour, or the faster DART train, which takes about 30 minutes. Board the train from a

This Little Blog is 10 Years Old

Five days ago, this blog turned 10. I have several posts getting cold in draft status. So I will just mark 10 years similar to the way I started the blog - with

30 Years Ago Today: The Joshua Tree

30 years ago today, we got The Joshua Tree. A front-heavy rock album. Not as consistently great as The Unforgettable Fire (1984). But it was the commercial peak U2 fans knew they were