Medium Format Film Photography
I really enjoy shooting with film cameras. There is something about having to force oneself to get the picture right in camera. Film photography isn’t about taking a few pictures, looking at the view-screen, making adjustments and taking more. Film photography forces people to be…
How The Banks and Government Contribute to Homelessness in Ireland
Moving to Ireland, I needed to set up a bank account, just like I would in any other country. At the time I went with Bank of Ireland because it was the one my agent took me to. I later switched to Permanent TSB. Ireland,…
Costa de la Luz: Home We Go
The flight not leaving home wasn’t until late in the day, so we spent most of the day at the hotel. The person who checked us entering the cafeteria removed our wristbands so that we couldn’t partake of any free alcohol for the rest of…
Costa de la Luz: Time for a Massage
The lady walked us back pasts the Jacuzzi and sauna into a colder area before separating us. She took me into a small room with a massage table, a few lit candles, and other paraphernalia items that one might expect in a massage room. Through…
Costa de la Luz: Out for an Evening Dinner
Breakfast buffet – pool – sun – lunch – more pool and sun – Dinner For dinner, we decided to forgo the buffet and walk down to a little restaurant we had seen earlier. The buffet was okay in the sense that it was included,…
Costa de la Luz: The Sketch Show
The previous night was a restless one. The bed as solid as a rock, okay, maybe not a rock but still pretty solid which made getting a good nights sleep difficult. That compiled with a headache that took most of the night to go away,…
Costa de la Luz: Day 1
Why do so many trips start with such an early morning flight? In our case that meant getting up at 4:00 in the morning for a 7:40 flight. On the plus side, it was a direct and short flight, on an airline that was not…
The Evolution of Ireland
It has been fascinating to live in and watch the evolution of Ireland over the past few years. The country as a whole has been religiously conservative since Saint Patrick’s brought Catholicism to Ireland in 431 AD. Yet, in a very short time, the country…
Broken Car Rental Window and Chase Card Benefit Services – Part 2
If you have read the first part of this story, which was about the car break in, it is now time to get into dealing with filing an insurance claim with Chase Card Benefit Services. After my car was broken into on January 28, 2018,…
Broken Car Rental Window and Chase Card Benefit Services – Part 1
This story begins January 28th, 2018 in the parking lot of Millifont Abby, Drogheda, Ireland. As we pulled into the parking lot there was some shattered glass from a broken window visible and after locking the car and walking to the historic site, there was a sign warning people that there had…
