A modern Irish-American-Jewish-and-Everything-Else family
St. Patrick’s Day is here and I find myself thinking of my great-grandparents. Back in the 1800s, when they took a boat from County Mayo in Ireland to Pennsylvania, they also took quite a chance. They risked their lives to make a better one for their children and grandchildren. When they first arrived, my ancestors [...]
A clueless graduate returns to college, gives advice anyway
I haven’t been back to USF since graduating in 1994, so at first, I thought a return to campus would be fun. Like a reunion, without the awkward small talk and Botox injections. I parked in my old spot, over near the Sun Dome, and slowly meandered toward the cluster of buildings where most of [...]
Things I’ve learned from my Irish Catholic relatives
First of all, I recognize the redundancy of the title. One of the first things I learned was that if you’re Irish, you’re Catholic. Protestants are of British descent. And you’re supposed to say that with a very sad look, as if you pity the poor limey bastard. What about Irish Jews and Buddhists and [...]
You Could Learn a Thing or Two from the Irish
Muslims, African-Americans, poor people, homosexuals and other targets of discrimination – listen up. Here’s how you beat bigotry with some style. How many of you are familiar with the story of the Irish? It ain’t about green beer (oh the horror), corned beef and cabbage. What is it about, you ask? What are we celebrating [...]
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