I know this is what you've all been waiting for - an update on my WordPress stats. Despite my lack of blogging in 2025 (a total of eight blog posts), the number of views I had set an all-time record, and it wasn't even close. For 2025, my blog had over 518,000 views. To … Continue reading My Brief Love Affair with China, and the Rise and Fall of My WordPress Stats
One of my favorite quotes, author unknown, is: "the best way to predict the future is to create it." And now I'm living proof of the truthiness of this quote (how'd you like that, going back to the word of the year for 2005 - truthiness!) Anyway, so here's the way it happened. A little … Continue reading I Can Predict the Future! (and I’ve Got Proof)
It all started two years ago at P.J. O'Brien's, a classic Irish pub in the heart of Sydney, Australia. Every Sunday they have live Irish music, usually featuring Steve's Duo, a talented pair of musicians offering up some classic and traditional Irish songs. I have to admit that at first I did not know many … Continue reading Music Monday: Wild Mountain Thyme
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