The good weather finally gave way to more grey skies and some rain starting mid-week. I’ve been staying in for the most part, trying to keep on track with my studies for my second accounting exam on July 14. It feels like my energy and attention has been spread thinly over a variety of pending projects and concerns. As the last full week of June comes to a close, marking 9 months since...

It’s been more good weather here in Dublin for the summer solstice today, despite forecasts for rain that have been postponed until later in the week. This morning an IT person from Jigsaw stopped by to pick up the unopened laptop and cell phone that had been delivered a couple of weeks ago. Still no word from University College Dublin yet. I ran a few errands in the afternoon to make...

It’s been a quiet Sunday. Since I’m caught up on my CMA exam studies and in a holding pattern with the job situation, I’ve been spending most of the day doing some initial work on migrating this blog to a new platform. When I first started The Ireland Dispatch, I chose the most easiest-to-use, off-the-shelf and free platform available, i.e., Blogger, which was originally...