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A Wedding Waltz from Kelowna

April 23, 2010 Song of the Week

It’s been a busy and wonderful week in Kelowna. I’m here for my quarterly visit to Enquiro and it’s been so nice to visit old friends, relax and have some fun. Hopefully Megan will be able to come out here with me next time to enjoy some Kelowna summer. Last week I went through a [...]

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Song of the Week from Rosses Point

February 19, 2010 Song of the Week

This week’s SOW is the tune Rosses Point by my friend Jesse Crowley. He was on here last November playing Dear Batman, Love Bruce, and I’m stoked to be playing music with him all weekend at a Youth Rally in Spruce Grove. He’s a great guitarist. Rosses Point is a place in Ireland near Sligo [...]

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The Great Famine – 21st Century Style

December 17, 2009 The Economy
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North America is home to a generation of people who have never experienced a recession in their adult lifetime. They’re between 20 and 30, much like myself. I remember when I was very young, my dad being laid off from construction during the recession which hit in 1984. He’s mentioned it before, but he was [...]

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The Aftermath of an Irish Real Estate Bubble

September 16, 2009 Personal

This is a very interesting time to be living in Ireland.We’re in the middle of possible recovery from recession, new tax legislation which may completely change the way they tax property, NAMA (the goverment buying up toxic loans) and a national referendum on Lisbon 2, which will determine to what extent Ireland will continue to [...]

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Locked and Loaded

August 25, 2009 Personal

It’s been a crazy week and a half. Now I’m in Edmonton and about the only thing I still own in this country is Real Estate. We’ve sold our cars and the hand-me-down furniture we’ve been using till now. We’ve packed away most of our stuff and in four days we’ll be on a plane [...]

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Prepared for Take-Off!

August 6, 2009 Personal

It’s been a busy and turbulent week. On the plus side, Megan and I found out that our Irish work visa have been approved and are winging their way to us now. They should get here early next week. We’re heading back to Edmonton around the 22nd and we take flight on the 29th of [...]

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U2 – Bloody Sunday

July 24, 2009 Song of the Week

I’ve been in a U2 mood today, and in about a month I’ll be in Ireland. That sounds like a perfect recipe for U2′s song Bloody Sunday. This is the live extended (7 minute) version. Enjoy your weekend!

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