Yesterday was uneventful, other than getting out for a walk in the afternoon to the Blessington Street Basin park while listening to some podcasts. The weather has been chilly, in the 40s F / high single digits C, but been dryer than expected… I still haven’t used an umbrella since my arrival. This morning I have my interview over Zoom with Outhouse, Dublin’s LGBT centre. One...
Remembering dad
Today would have been my dad’s 90th birthday. I visited him in Greeley, Colorado in 2011 on his 80th birthday, and then a few weeks later he ended up in the hospital with severe pneumonia. I flew out to Colorado again and was at his bedside when he passed away. Despite living with multiple sclerosis for the last 30 years of his life and having other health issues (including a heart...
Productive day, more good weather, walk to St. Stephens Green
It’s been a productive day. I apply to a few more jobs on my to-do list, including one at the University College Dublin (UCD) National Virus Reference Laboratory — this is a different UCD position than the one for which I’ve already been invited to interview on May 4. I also start reviewing the lessons in the final section of my CMA study programme. After staring at my laptop for a few hours, I...