I am a first generation American of parents and grandparents from County Roscommon. My parents arrived as infants, so it was up to my grandparents to fill my ears with stories and traditions of the “Old Country” and they did a fine job.
They kept many of the traditions but in NE Ohio where I was raised, there were few other Irish around us so it is interesting to hear how others observe it.
Paul Thompson
LeRoy;
Had the boat been late arriving in Boston, my Dad would have been an Irish Citizen, I’m second generation because of fair winds and following seas!
bigp
I guess we had more than our share of the smoking and enjoying adult beverages even if we never get another. With the money not spent on the adult beverages we can afford twice as many meals out. Glad your back to a new normal, although normal isn’t the same as it was. Not sure we were ever really normal by other peoples standards.
LENNY
CORN BEEF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paul Thompson
Lenny;
I can eat Corn Beef any day of the week, or the meat shops sell corn beef briskets for you to cook at home.
Paul Thompson
Loren;
Like we need more food, but the missing drinks and smokes might be a good thing.
As my Dad told me many years ago “getting old is not for the faint of heart nor the young” and I never figured what he was telling me lil recently. Now at 69 years going on 70 I understand what he was warning me about. But that is ok. Life is still an adventure, esp. with our love at our side.
Paul Thompson
Luke;
I was told that I wasn’t getting out of life alive, so I make the best of all the above ground time I can get. (LOL)
Paul Thompson
Nick;
My alternative would be far and above less fair then the deal I have now! (lol)
Neal in Davao
Aaaah, the Brown Fox. Days were so much simpler then.. word has it it burnt down to the ground.
Paul Thompson
Neal;
It did burn, but not completely it was just never rebuilt as the Navy was leaving the Philippines after Pinatubo. It is a mini-mall now The American Legion is going the same way. But OG’s is still open on Fender Street under a new owner who makes it feel like OG is still there.
Mike
And a good day it is to eat Bubbles and Squeak!
Paul Thompson
Mike;
You should open a restaurant put that on the menu as the loss leader. and spend your days counting the profits.
Ahh Paul. With or without the San Miguel and boat drinks, you’re the same old witty observer and commentator. Glad you’re still among us!
After a much too long absence from the Islands, I plan to be in the Clark Air Base area again come Spring. Hopefully, we can connect this time around.
Take care,
Pete
Paul Thompson
Pete;
Clark to my house is 45 minutes on the Nilex Silex Fedex, or K-Fed and the other 10 names they use to confuse me. But since the Toll Booth is about 750 meters from my front door I don’t need their names to get anywhere. Every month they let me travel further, Clark is a goal that has been met. The next milestone is the time I can be out. But the spring sounds doable. Let me know! My dream car is a new Chrysler 300, even if I can’t drive a car yet. But my 2.5 year old Mitsubishi has a 3 year or 100,000 kilometer warrantee, the car just rolled over the 18,000 kilometer mark, so in 6 months my warrantee runs out. Now to convince my wife the car is on its last legs! (LOL) The Clarkton Hotel has a morning to night super buffet, Lunch is great there.
Good story Paul.
I am a first generation American of parents and grandparents from County Roscommon. My parents arrived as infants, so it was up to my grandparents to fill my ears with stories and traditions of the “Old Country” and they did a fine job.
They kept many of the traditions but in NE Ohio where I was raised, there were few other Irish around us so it is interesting to hear how others observe it.
LeRoy;
Had the boat been late arriving in Boston, my Dad would have been an Irish Citizen, I’m second generation because of fair winds and following seas!
I guess we had more than our share of the smoking and enjoying adult beverages even if we never get another. With the money not spent on the adult beverages we can afford twice as many meals out. Glad your back to a new normal, although normal isn’t the same as it was. Not sure we were ever really normal by other peoples standards.
CORN BEEF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lenny;
I can eat Corn Beef any day of the week, or the meat shops sell corn beef briskets for you to cook at home.
Loren;
Like we need more food, but the missing drinks and smokes might be a good thing.
Life can be very unfair.
As my Dad told me many years ago “getting old is not for the faint of heart nor the young” and I never figured what he was telling me lil recently. Now at 69 years going on 70 I understand what he was warning me about. But that is ok. Life is still an adventure, esp. with our love at our side.
Luke;
I was told that I wasn’t getting out of life alive, so I make the best of all the above ground time I can get. (LOL)
Nick;
My alternative would be far and above less fair then the deal I have now! (lol)
Aaaah, the Brown Fox. Days were so much simpler then.. word has it it burnt down to the ground.
Neal;
It did burn, but not completely it was just never rebuilt as the Navy was leaving the Philippines after Pinatubo. It is a mini-mall now The American Legion is going the same way. But OG’s is still open on Fender Street under a new owner who makes it feel like OG is still there.
And a good day it is to eat Bubbles and Squeak!
Mike;
You should open a restaurant put that on the menu as the loss leader. and spend your days counting the profits.
Ahh Paul. With or without the San Miguel and boat drinks, you’re the same old witty observer and commentator. Glad you’re still among us!
After a much too long absence from the Islands, I plan to be in the Clark Air Base area again come Spring. Hopefully, we can connect this time around.
Take care,
Pete
Pete;
Clark to my house is 45 minutes on the Nilex Silex Fedex, or K-Fed and the other 10 names they use to confuse me. But since the Toll Booth is about 750 meters from my front door I don’t need their names to get anywhere. Every month they let me travel further, Clark is a goal that has been met. The next milestone is the time I can be out. But the spring sounds doable. Let me know! My dream car is a new Chrysler 300, even if I can’t drive a car yet. But my 2.5 year old Mitsubishi has a 3 year or 100,000 kilometer warrantee, the car just rolled over the 18,000 kilometer mark, so in 6 months my warrantee runs out. Now to convince my wife the car is on its last legs! (LOL) The Clarkton Hotel has a morning to night super buffet, Lunch is great there.