Monthly Archives: August 2010

On Hiatus!

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Doug Veeder

Just briefly! Irishman For Hire is taking a week off. I had a fantastic (albeit crazy) extended weekend in Boston last week and this week, I am celebrating my fourteenth wedding anniversary with my beautiful bride, Mrs. Irishman! Happy Anniversary, … Continue reading →

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What If?

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Doug Veeder

“There’s not a day goes by I don’t feel regret. Not because I’m in here, or because you think I should. I look back on the way I was then: a young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. I … Continue reading →

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Friggatriskaidekaphobia

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Doug Veeder

Friggatriskaidekaphobia is the fear of Friday the Thirteenth. I am superstitious but I widely believe that Friday the Thirteenth is an invention of the movie industry. It does not exist. Therefore, I don’t believe that Friday the Thirteenth is a … Continue reading →

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Comedy of Errors

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Doug Veeder

It was a hot, sticky Wednesday afternoon when I dropped everything and drove to the AT & T store. It was June 23, 2010 and after a couple of days of unpacking, Stephanie and I decided it was time to … Continue reading →

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Four Photographs

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Doug Veeder

There is a place in my house where I cannot sit. I cannot read there. I cannot think there. I cannot focus there. All I can do is laugh there. The last time I sat there I laughed so hard … Continue reading →

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