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Thursday His threats are getting longer, and more specific. I bold, italicise, proofread the evidence file again, change the font from Arial to Helvetica. Legibility, style. I save the piece to my flash drive as a doc and pdf, because … Continue reading →

From Barcelona to Budapest to Banglore to my hometown in Basking Ridge, New Jersey – there are Irish pubs. And furthermore those Irish pubs feel the same. There is a strange consistency to the Irish pub from the cozy layout, … Continue reading →

Trinity’s academic calendar is divided into three terms, the anatomy of my year in Dublin has followed the rhythm from Michelmas to now Hilary, and is approaching a finish with Trinity. It feels like some things are aligning now, in … Continue reading →

Backpacking, an Ambassador-christened Road Trip, and chasing a promise for Irish peatlands. Dublin 04, UCD Village. This St. Patrick’s eve all is quiet, except for the typing flurry of we UCD’ers sequestered from the craic to finish midterm assignments. I … Continue reading →

The first day of school is the worst. The first day of school is the worst. I can’t stand it. I really can’t. Something about walking the paths of campus and suddenly feeling cramped really ticks me off. It’s like … Continue reading →

“Haven’t I driven you before?” I’d just gotten off an eight hour flight and a two hour bus ride, heaved my overstuffed carry-on into the trunk of an Uber, and collapsed into the backseat, bleary eyed and barely sentient. The … Continue reading →

Galway is pretty dark and rainy this time of year. So here are a list of all things bright and warm: 2. Ali lets me tag along when she plays the open mic at a pub in town. In between … Continue reading →

Laws are critical regulators of science and technology. Local and international laws can ensure that the products of scientific advancement are implemented in a safe and socially responsible manner. Science, technology, and the legal system are highly complex interactive systems … Continue reading →

“Well I found my Uncle Dan McCann,Very good for a shantyman,He has a seat in Congress, and he’s saviour of his clanHe helps to write America’s laws,But his heart and soul is in Ireland’s cause,God help the man who opens … Continue reading →

I am amused and in awe of how quickly our worlds can change and grow and look and feel unrecognizable. In my last blog I was characterizing the tension I’d felt after a difficult adjustment to life in Belfast and … Continue reading →

As I start this blog I’m in the Nashville airport headed back to Dublin by way of Toronto. It was an enjoyable time with family during winter break to recharge, and return once again to this terminal. It seems that … Continue reading →

“I remember the night that he came in from the wintery cold and dampA giant of a man in an oilskin coat and the bundle that told he was a trampHe stood at the bar and he called a pint … Continue reading →