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St. Brigid’s Day / Gaelic festival of Imbolc, 100th anniversary of James Joyce’s “Ulysses”

The beginning of February brought some wet and windy weather, and also marks St. Brigid’s Day / Gaelic festival of Imbolc. A summary from Wikipedia: “Imbolc / St. Brigid’s Day is a Gaelic traditional festival. It marks the beginning of spring, and for Christians it is the feast day of St. Brigid, Ireland’s matron saint. The holiday begins on the evening of 1st February and ends...

A longtime friend comes to visit

My longtime and close friend Julius is paying me a visit. We have known each other since we were 10 years old growing up in Midland, Texas and were classmates from fifth grade all the way through high school graduation. Although we have kept in touch consistently over the decades, our friendship entered a new phase when he relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area five years ago. He ended up moving...