I Eat My Pigeon
Blog URL http://www.ieatmypigeon.wordpress.com
Located New York, New York USA
Tags Japan, Expatriate, Humor, Writing, Travel, New York City, Manhattan
Please enjoy the daily humiliations of an American writer trying to get used to New York City again after 2 years of living in Japan.
Latest Blog Posts
- On This Day in Dublin, 23 November 2009 on Nov 23, 2009 in On This Day in Dublin dublin
A group of Dubliners are talking about Pat Kenny’s RTE One interview with some of the many civil servants who are planning to strike tomorrow. Man 1: And he, asking yer one what she’s had to give up now that she’s on the dole. He,...
- Today in Dublin, 20 November 2009 on Nov 20, 2009 in On This Day in Dublin dublin
A man laid out flat on his back on Grafton Street; a crowd gathered round as an ambulance screamed towards the scene. Elsewhere, in between Ranelagh Road and Rathmines, a truck zoomed through a fat puddle and aggressively splashed a girl on the sid...
- Today in Dublin, 19 November 2009 on Nov 19, 2009 in On This Day in Dublin dublin
… the stinging wind and rain blow so hard that sticking out of a trash bin on Adelaide Road are the remains of a black umbrella – twisted and bent like a mangled bat wing.
- Osmosis, Like on Nov 12, 2009 in Ex-Patriate Games Ireland dublin Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen Gaeltacht Paddy IRA Sinn Fein John and Edward X Factor Craig Doyle Flora Lemsip Rennie Tommy Tiernan Dylan Moran tg4
Acclimating to a new country is so different this time around, thanks in enormous part to the fact that I speak the official language. As such, I’m able to pick up things about Irish culture simply by listening and looking. It’s learning...
- No, Guys – Thank YOU on Nov 9, 2009 in Ex-Patriate Games Ireland Looking dublin
So there we were at Malahide Castle; ancestral home of the Talbot family. Photography of the fantastical centuries-old furnishings and portraits are strictly forbidden so when we left the castle interior, I sprang like a cat to snap anything I could.
- Buy Me, You Fool on Nov 7, 2009 in Ex-Patriate Games dublin Brian Cowen Burger King global recession Irish economy Irish supermarkets Irish Taoiseach Pringles Sam Adams Taytos
In these days of economic crisis, I see signs like this in all the shops. Buy Me, I’m Irish. Irish grown. Support Irish industries. P.S. – We’re Irish. Hey, Mr. Cowen!, emblazoned on a Burger King Recession Special bus stop ad. Some...
- Card Cake on Nov 5, 2009 in Ex-Patriate Games My Funny Irish Friend dublin engrish spazarific
Sean’s mother: Bring some of the chocolate cake on the train with you. It’s a long ride back up to Dublin. Liv: Oh, I’m fine. Thank you! Sean’s mother: Ah, go on, sure. Sean: Yeah, go on. Bring some cake witcha. Sean’...
