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russparsons.bsky.social
Blow-in to Waterford, Ireland from Los Angeles. Yes I like the weather. Write about food for the Irish Times, once upon a time, the Los Angeles Times. Also interested in histories, mysteries and archaeology.
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Mount Congreve Garden is waking up to spring.

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My boy @seamus.bsky.social is the reason we need social media. From recreating ancient Egyptian bread to making his own chocolate from scratch, he’s amazing.

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Incredible that in the late 1800s there was such outrage over bottom trawling that the authorities finally banned it within 3 nautical miles of the coast. Today we still have destructive trawling even in Marine 'protected' Areas

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Public libraries are amazing! Did you know you can borrow a book from any library in the country and return it to any other library? Did you know they have subscriptions to huge amounts of national and international media that you can access?

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Fascinating.

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Comes to mind whenever I see a religious sportsperson in action

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If you read nothing else today read this. @fotoole.bsky.social in full flight www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

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Very proud of my former neighbor and still friend! Well done Bill!

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As the song on the radio played, Arnold couldn’t help but wonder if this poor Taylor Swift girl would ever find true happiness. He made a mental note to send her one of his tennis balls when he got home.

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Do one thing every day that scares you. Me: **reads the news**

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Holy cow. Kathy and I decided to splurge on our anniversary but we had no idea. Cashel Palace is amazing. Gorgeous facilities and warm friendly service. And this is the view from our room of the famous Rock.

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Just kill me now! My local garden center in Waterford got a shipment of Meyer lemon trees! I dearly love them and our old house in Long Beach had a beauty that was 50-years old. But Ireland is hardly a citrus climate. But we do have a conservatory that stays pretty warm. So do I gamble €100?

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“The Democrats didn’t do enough on Gaza, so I withheld my vote to make a statement.” “Well, Trump won and now he’s gonna destroy Gaza.” “Yep. We’re paying the price for the Democrats’ incompetence.” “‘We?’ The Gazans are paying the price, not us” Pause. “I needed to make a statement.”

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I know this storm is scary, but there is something so comforting about @carlowweather.bsky.social ‘s lovely accent that makes it a wee bit better. #blowinsofty

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Yesterday they renamed it the Gulf of America. Today it's snowing on the Gulf Coast. I'm not saying I did it... but I'm also not saying I didn't.

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All in a day’s work — tasting 12 different marmalades made by Tom and Laura Sinnot at Wexford Home Preserves for an Irish Times Food story. Great marmalades and really nice folks.

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Legacy media outlets ignoring the Trump and Melania crypto scams, which at any other time with any other incoming Admin would be one of the biggest scandals in political history, shows how lost and unprepared they are for what is about to happen. They’re covering this like a reality show.

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Still my favorite version of one of my favorite bands. Ah, the halcyon days of my misspent youth!

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Immigrants are saving the dogs! They're saving the cats! They're saving the homes of the people who live here!

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I wanna hear the Johnny Cash version

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The issue isn’t whether Universal Healthcare can work. The issue is how do we get from where we are to UH. It took Canada decades and it has a ton of limits we might not like. The point being we have to find a starting point that can grow it into what works here www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...

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