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In Florida for 4.5 or 5.75 Months
I wrote about our 2023 December trip to the Tampa area. We came back for nine days in March to find a place to live within a one-hour commute from Caleb’s transitional position into the civilian sector at Cummins Inc. … Continue reading
The Island and Republic of Éire
The Irish name Éire derives from Ériu, the name of a Gaelic goddess of sovereignty. The name debate started in 1921 after 26 counties of the 32 became the Irish Free State. Then in 1949, the southern counties were called … Continue reading
Land of Saints and Scholars
Christianity quickly spread throughout Ireland after arriving around 400 AD. The convents and monasteries that followed became educational institutions that led to the island’s Golden Age while the falling of the Roman Empire plunged most of the rest of Europe … Continue reading
Auld Sod
This nickname was started by almost a quarter, roughly two million, of the Irish population who were forced to immigrate to the United States after the potato crop failure of 1845, caused by the late blight, led to the Great … Continue reading
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Driving Around Old Tampa Bay
I awake from good dreams in a king-size comfortable bed with a perfect room temperature and natural light outside. We feel less tired, sore, and dried out after getting away from Imperial Beach which is suffering from a Stop the … Continue reading
