Yesterday evening I learned that Adam, a very close friend of mine, had passed away unexpectedly. Adam during our trip to Sonoma in July 2000 I had last texted with Adam about a week ago, and we had been in touch fairly often since my move to Ireland. We had chatted about the usual stuff — TV series we were watching, our job/work situations food, relationships, weather. There wasn’t...
The rest of the weekend was uneventful, even downright boring. I’m not complaining, though. The big event in Ireland was the Saturday night Gaelic football semi-final match. Dublin lost to County Mayo, which apparently is a big deal. The other semi-final match has been delayed due to COVID-19 issues. Maybe I’ll watch the final? Today I started my third week in the new job at UCD. The...
My second week at UCD is behind me. The onboarding process is still slow going, but I’m beginning to get into some of the actual work. I’m usually worn out after a day in front of the computer and just feel like taking a nap. This makes it challenging to get out for a walk. While the days are getting noticeably shorter, for now it’s staying light out in the evenings until 8:30...