In case you missed it, the UK began rolling out the new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine today, and the first person to be immunized was a 90 year old woman native to Ireland who apparently was visiting family in the UK. (Irish Times article) On my personal health and welfare front, I discovered the Irish government just launched a new online application for requesting a Personal Public...

Dublin was quite frigid yesterday evening with below freezing temperatures and a frosty fog. I met my friend D at nearby Bobo’s burgers as planned, but we opted to eat inside since it wasn’t very busy and there was plenty of distance between tables. It was the first time I’ve eaten inside a restaurant since arriving to Ireland. The portions at Bobos are fairly large and the food is decent...

It’s a cold day with highs in the mid 30s F.  I haven’t set foot outside of the apartment yet but am planning on meeting my friend D for dinner this evening at Bobo’s Burgers, just a few steps away from my building. We’re both wary of dining indoors in a packed restaurant, but they have outdoor seating with heaters, so that seems like a reasonable compromise. Bobos is...