It’s been a relatively warm and humid week. Today’s high crept into the low 70s F / low 20s C, with more good weather ahead. Yesterday the humidity shot up in the 80% range after some rain, which made the air feel much heavier than normal. I’ve been keeping the windows open and using my bedroom fan in the living room to keep the apartment a comfortable, cool temperature. I have...

It appears that while my post from last Friday was published publicly on the blog webpage, it was never sent out via email to any subscribers… this was due to user (my) error. At some point I’ll need to migrate the blog over to WordPress because Google is shutting down Blogger.com’s subscriber email function, but I’m sticking with this for now. Today outdoor hospitality...

This upcoming Monday is a bank holiday in Ireland. Dublin has been preparing for what will likely be a lively weekend, especially with the relatively nice weather continuing. The unruly crowds and rubbish that was left behind on the streets over the last couple of weekends has drawn some loud criticism that the Dublin City Council wasn’t doing enough to make outdoor gathering safe and...