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 A CLOSE RUN THING – A PERSONAL VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND I write as someone from Ireland with deep affection and admiration for the USA and its people. I have lived and worked enjoyably in the USA over the years. My daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren are US citizens (he with a pedigree going back … Continue reading A CLOSE RUN THING. A PERSONAL VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND 2012 CLX

GOLDEN OCTOBER, SOMBER NOVEMBER, GRIM JANUARY 2011 CLIX

GOLDEN OCTOBER, SOMBER NOVEMBER, GRIM JANUARY  “Since Golden October declined into Sombre November…” The opening lines of Eliot’s “Murder in the Cathedral” strike a particular chord this year.  Not that October has been particularly golden here, apart from a pleasant Indian summer. But there is little doubt that Sombre November is set to strike.  Big … Continue reading GOLDEN OCTOBER, SOMBER NOVEMBER, GRIM JANUARY 2011 CLIX

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