Ireland

This stupid pandemic has called a halt to so many great events over the last year, but it's so nice to see how it has also brought out the creativity in so many people who've come up with alternatives to "the way we've always done it."

I'm no expert, but that dude doesn't really have the authentic "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" look going for him.

With an excessive heat warning in effect for our area, you can't help but wonder...

That fear, or phobia if you prefer, is the fear of heights, or acrophobia. I've had it as long as I can remember, and I'm sorry to report that it has grown worse over the years, not better. That's what makes living in Rockford perfect for me. There's nothing really high up to worry about.

I'll happily admit that I love a good magic act. In particular, I appreciate a good card trick, especially since my dad was quite adept at card tricks, using them to amuse (or silence) me many times as a kid. Also, being partially of Irish descent, I enjoy hanging around in a pub, shooting some pool, and blathering incoherently with my friends...

Okay...this is just plain weird. However, it's Ireland, so our barometer for weird might be ever-so-slightly different from ours here in the USA. In a nutshell, this guy wanders around Ireland, and...well...he tickles the beards of random men he spots...

As a kid, I loved Warner Brothers cartoons. In particular, I enjoyed the two shift-working sheep dogs ("Mornin' Ralph, Mornin' Sam...") who tag-team defeated the attempts at sheep theft by Wile E. Coyote. Well, if "Shep the Drone" takes off (in a marketing sense), those two dogs, and many others who share a similar vocation, may find themselves out of work...