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Tour Of Ireland
I’m back in the unseasonal cold of Amsterdam after my 875 km whistle-stop tour of Dublin, Cork and Galway. Everything went according to plan and I got to see three excellent gigs by Brendan Perry. I was also lucky enough to … Continue reading
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Baiting The Volcano
I’m hopping on a plane to Ireland Wednesday afternoon. Apart from the obvious opportunity to see my family, Brendan Perry will be performing three concerts in Dublin, Cork and Galway to promote his new album, Ark. I’ve hired a car … Continue reading
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Back In The Land Of The Living
The last week has been rough, there’s no two ways about it. The day after we received the bad news about the baby, we had Eloïse’s school birthday party to contend with. In fact, Sarah had had to come home … Continue reading
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Easy Come, Easy Go
I’ll get straight to the point: the baby inside Sarah is dead. By the estimate of the ultrasound technician, it probably died during the eighth week of pregnancy. Now we have to wait for Sarah’s body to reject the embryo. … Continue reading
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Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3
Obama continues to vocally argue that Iran should not be allowed to develop a nuclear capability, and recently signed an agreement with Russia to reduce the nuclear arsenal of both countries. Evidently then, he can see neither the irony nor … Continue reading
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