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In New York (for good).

The last couple of days I’ve started to get settled into New York before I start work on Wednesday. This included having a my laundry done (two weeks worth) for $23.00, to-date the greatest investment of my life. Today Julie and I checked out a couple places in the city including the observation deck at Rockefeller Center, which had a great view of The Empire State Building and Central Park. We also tracked down a Chipotle to feed my addiction.

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Ireland and my thoughts on International Travel.

Late last night I returned from Ireland in what has been a two week
training session and my second experince with International Travel. I’ve come to believe that International Travel is simply an Aptitude Test, or maybe more accurately Survival of the Fittest. The Heathrow Mile wasn’t nearly as bad the second time around, but then again it never is. Irish Customs’ is a joke compared to the US or British. As with most of my trips, slogans were coined and marketing plans devised. I’m contemplating an Irish Startup that specialize in creating bumper stickers and t-shirts that simply read ‘Stick It To The Crown’. I’m confident they would do well in the Republic of Ireland. Below are some random pictures from my time in Cork, Ireland.

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Kissing the Blarney Stone.

Today I visited the Blarney Castle which is
about 30 minutes from Cork, Ireland. The castle contains the
Blarney Stone which yours truly kissed. As you can see in one
of the photographs below to kiss the stone involves hanging over the side of the castle upside down. It’s not for the faint
of heart.