August 11, 2009
All the guide books said Doolin was a place to visit. Tiny little town southwest of Galway that is tucked inside the Atlantic. It's the home, the guidebooks say, of traditional Irish music. You may or may not like traditional Irish music, but if you're in Ireland you might as well listen to it. I mean, who wants [...]
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August 11, 2009
I took an informal poll in Ireland about what they knew about U.S. sports. Nobody knew of Carl Pavano. Or Eric Mangini. Or Dennis Northcutt.
So I went for the big gun: I asked two people, both relatives, if they knew of LeBron James. Both looked at me as if I were asking them a question in [...]
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