Recommended Reading - Douglas Kennedy

I have just finished reading Douglas Kennedy’s new book “State of the Union”. It’s a very good read, a slow steady build up in the first half of the book and then a roller coaster finish – typical of Kennedy.

I also strongly recommend each of the following: “The Job” “The Big Picture” "The Pursuit of Happiness” and "A Special Relationship” Start with “The Job” and “The Big Picture They both go at break-neck speed from start to finish.

I knew Kennedy when he lived in Dublin in the 1980’s – he was a regular book reviewer with The Sunday Tribune.

Is decimalisation just dumbing down

Now that Ireland has moved to kilometers for speed limits, it seems like a good time to remember what we are leaving behind and consider: WHY? Did you know that there were/are 4 perches in a chain, 10 chains in a furlong. (There are no marks for know that there are 8 furlong in a mile.) I remember doing arithmetic with chains and perches in school. It was mysterious when I was 11 - and now its still mysterious. If you are curious, consider this: 63360 inches

A Long Chain...

Originally uploaded by SSH.

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... A Small Perch

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A small perch Originally uploaded by Teemu Harju.

Cool Brother

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