Johnny Fox’s on the Glen
Thursday dawned clear enough for 18 holes of golf, which means 16 holes of drinking with Ben. Afterwards we decided to go out to the pub with the girls. Only this time it wasn’t the local pub, it was Johnny Fox’s on the glen, located somewhere south of Dublin in what they so quaintly call …. Read More
Ben and Kathleen continued
The door opens and a warm glow reaches us immediately. You must be Bill and Joyce and you must be Ben and Kathleen. After 20-30 minutes of getting acquainted, Ben finally says well are we going to the pub or not? So, off to the same pub we use the broken phone at. Settled in …. Read More
Ben and Kathleen
Finally in Dublin and we get directions to Rathfarnum , a suburb. Of course we go right by our turn and end up at a roundabout. After a few trips around, look kids Parliament, we stop at the local pub to call Ben and Kathleen. Two pints of Guiness, a glass of wine, and six …. Read More
European Adventures 1
Starting out from dingle we were making our way to Galway. It would have been a two or three hour drive, but you need a car for that and we were hitchhiking We walked out of town and up the mountain in the early morning fog. Half way up a lorry stopped for us and …. Read More
Lost in Ireland
A cold blustery morning found Joyce and I wending south on the a-1 from Belfast to Dublin. About twenty miles into our trip a huge rainstorm blew in from the west. My navigator missed our split and we somehow managed to get on the A-3 headed west. Being in no particular hurry we just kept …. Read More
My Friend Phil #1
Back in my frivolous days of youth I had a friend named phil. Now everyone should have a friend like Phil. He always managed to get me in some kind of trouble or another. Phil #1 It was a Tuesday morning in mid June, the phone rang and to my surprise it was Phil. “I’m …. Read More
Hot Chocolate
There we were, slowly driving down Lake street headed towards the Kava Kafe. It’s strange how habit can take over sometimes. There we were slowly driving in the merest light of dawn, Liam with his hot chocolate in hand looking for that soft warm glow, to no avail. Once again no Open sign. We make …. Read More
Is there enough Space in Oscoda?
Is there enough space in Oscoda for Space-X? I am of the opinion that there is! Yes, we will need more than e few upgrades, and a few upgrades in our own township’s mind set. We can only go “UP FROM HERE” and not down. All of the Debbie Downers should get out of the …. Read More
New Bloggo
Being new at this Bloggo thing, I hope I’m not disappointing any one. I struggle to find relevant things to say. So, if it looks like I’m just-a-ramblin’ on, maybe I am. Bare with me because the real juicy stuff is still to come Bill Tait
Happy Valentine’s Day
I hope that everyone had a great Valentine’s Day. I know that everyone at Tait’s did. We had a great crowd, and the gift certificate deal went over pretty big. All in all about 110-115 people shared there Valentine’s Dat with us. Thank You one and all Bill Tait