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Poor sleep, grocery delivery, prescription refills, and a sunset walk

Another week, another Friday. I wake up super early, around 5am, and stay in bed tossing and turning to try and get more sleep. This is a fairly typical pattern, which I attribute the bed’s inadequate support… I think my body just gets too uncomfortable after a few hours, I become restless and then I wake up. When people ask what I miss the most since moving to Ireland, my answer is a...

Another OCCRP job interview/call, air fryer pork chop & broccoli for dinner, and Ireland COVID statistics

This afternoon I have another interview/call for the CFO position at OCCRP, this time with their Chief Technology Officer. She’s a British woman, probably around my age or a little older, and has been in her position for a couple of years. The call lasts about 45 minutes and seems to go well, with a candid discussion about the organisation’s opportunities and risks from her perspective. It...

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️

It’s been a subdued St. Patrick’s Day, and so far, no protests have materialised in Dublin. I took a stroll yesterday evening to take a few photos of various buildings lit up in green: View of the Samuel Beckett Bridge lit up with LED lights on the suspension wires with Convention Centre on left: The Customs House: The General Post Office (GPO) building on O’Connell Street: The...