Author Archives: drdzoe

Friday, March 23 We spend our last full day in Ireland in Northern Ireland. It felt different from the Republic of Ireland. Different accents. A feeling of greater wealth. More modern accommodations. Better roads. Suburban shopping malls. And speed limits … Continue reading →

Wednesday, March 21 We visit the waterfall again. Julie digs out the bag of Lucky Charms she carried all over Ireland.  Really.  She really did that. She never did eat them.  She doesn’t even like them.  (Joe: still 5) We … Continue reading →

Tuesday, March 20 Cahir Castle.  (Joe: 3) Julie feeds some geese – she feeds a lot of birds this trip.  They charge! Blarney Castle.  Joe kisses the Blarney Stone.  Julie has too much sense.  Joe catches a cold.  It turns … Continue reading →

Sunday, March 18 We’re done with Dublin, and we hit the road!  There’s snow on it! Newgrange.  Alas, the site itself is closed by snow, so this is as close as we get. (Joe: 2, 3 if you get to … Continue reading →

Julie and I went to Ireland, from March 12-24, 2018.  I haven’t had time to give detailed blog posts, but here we go with the quick version of events. Monday, March 12 We land in Dublin at around 6:00 AM. … Continue reading →

It amuses me to see the praise heaped on Lady Gaga for being non-political in her Super Bowl show. That performance was as political as anything I’ve ever seen. She started with a song written by a Jewish immigrant, continued … Continue reading →

It’s election season in America, and once again lots of people who are dissatisfied with their choices are calling for the creation of a third party.  But I’m sorry to say that will never happen – at least not without … Continue reading →

Ever since I’ve heard of them, I’ve found the native American cliff-dwellings fascinating.  So while Julie did her class today, I visited one – the Puye Cliff Dwellings.  They did not disappoint. They are less than an hour from Santa … Continue reading →

Santa Fe has more art galleries than any other city I’ve seen.  They have several sections of the city devoted to galleries.  And many of the galleries have art decorating their outside. Our gallery attendance is limited by Julie’s class. … Continue reading →

Julie is taking an encaustic print-making class in Santa Fe.  (Yeah, I’m not sure what that means either.)  Which sounds like an excellent excuse for us to do some travel. We’re here now.  Our first day, we left on an appallingly … Continue reading →