Monthly Archives: February 2008

Friday: Leap Day! Kilt Night!

I’ve been puzzling over this photo a great deal. Just how is this training useful? Somone brings that young man back to earth, put a pint of Guinness or a 20-oz dimpled mug of Fuller’s in his hand, and tell … Continue reading

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Thursday: Birds & the Beers, and Last Week’s Pub Quiz

Get in your time machine, friends, and go back to last Sunday with last week’s pub quiz answers! I’ll post them in this entry in just a moment. In the meantime, here’s a TRIVIA question: Who wrote The Time Machine … Continue reading

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EARTHQUAKE!!! And: Lard sculptures

Wow. A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit England and Wales early this morning. If we’re to trust the epicenter, the blame goes to Lincolnshire. A number of houses experienced some damage, but all in all everyone got out of this one okay. … Continue reading

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Bedlam Tuesday!

Today’s Trivia: Who was the first Irish winner of a Nobel prize? The answer at the end of today’s entry. Right! It’s Tuesday and that means Bedlam. So get yourself out of the house, shake off the early week irritations, … Continue reading

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Monday: Open Mic

Tonight: Harrison Matthews leads the Merlins Rest Open Mic night. Bring your guitar, your singing voice, your accordion; your poems, your stories, your novel chapters; etc. It’s your mic! Things begin around 8:00/8:30. Traditional Irish ceili dancing sometimes occurs before. … Continue reading

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