I have a feeling that we'll have a lot of company at Bluesky soon!

My first Buffett concert, a half century ago.

Coming back from Ireland to the US next month, but we haven't told Loki that they don't allow dogs in pubs in the states.

Climate change in Ireland is turning us into a rain forest. It was the hottest June ever recorded and the wettest July every recorded.

And how long can they be?

Wait. Are you sure? That's my view in Ireland.

Three days of howling winds, blinding rain, and 55 degree temps in an Atlantic storm on Ireland's Beara Peninsula. Loki has to be pushed out the door to pee. He's had enough.

The full moon rising over our mountain in County Kerry looked so close last night. With 16 hrs & 40 minutes between sunrise and sunset and 4 hours of full moon, our "nights" are about 3 hours long.

photo Ben Kiernan

Happy to be here. I mainly post on politics, history, the US South, Ireland, and my dog Loki.