Please.....

-k.

Reasons I love NY, part 2

....autumn, fall foliage, pumpkin patches, pumpkin picking, piles o' pumpkins, orchards, bushels of apples at roadside farm stands, fresh apple cider, leaves crunching under your feet, crisp clear days and cool nights, argyle sweater weather, front lawns adorned with corn stalks and bales of hay, the smell of fireplaces at night......

-k.

UCD Lacrosse goes to Karlsruhe, Germany

The Bock Auf Lacrosse Tournament in Karlsruhe was a big success for UCD. Both Men's and Women's teams took first place and took home the trophy !

Karlsruhe is a beautiful city tucked away into the Southwest corner of Germany. It is the warmest area of Germany and rarely receives significant snowfall. The city was planned before being built so it is well organized and has a famously easy to use and efficient system of public transportation.

The kids had a great time nursing their hangovers by exploring Karlsruhe and being goofy as usual.

While some of the kids climbed to the tower of the castle, Moffet & Flopsy decided to take a nap in the fountain out front. They had purchased reflective vests and Christmas ear muffs earlier in the day just so we wouldnt lose them.

One by one the kids left for Dublin via 3 different airports until only Springer (above) and I were left. We spent the last day touring the castle and its gardens as well as the Botanical Gardens where the Dahlias were in full bloom.
Considering I started this trip by stepping in baby poop at the airport, it ended up being a great trip and a great first leg in my 19 day European Lacrosse tour of Germany, Switzerland and Austria....next stop, Zurich !

-Chris

Rage Against the Dying of the Light

This weekend Daylight Savings Time ended
and Seasonal Affective Disorder Time started.

Looking out my office window at 4:30 I wondered if some freak storm was rolling in, it was so dark outside. Then I realized it was just DARK out. And it's still October!! What the hell is December gonna be like?

I guess I am spoiled from several years in Florida, where an October day has about 11.2 hours of sunlight. Today there was like 8 hours of daylight in Dublin (notice I left the word sun out that equation.) Eight!!! EIGHT!?!?! Count 'em, people, count 'em!!!

Eight measly little hours of weak, cold, gray light.

Eight paltry hours parceled out like dried fruit from a miser's hand

Eight meager hours of.......okay, okay, you get the point.
I'd just like to point out that, like most of you poor schlepps, I work eight hours a day.
Are ya doing the math??

I need my 3.2 hours of sunshine back.

I realize I won't get much sympathy from you New Yorkers out there. Though you're still getting at least an hour more daylight than Dublin so you can keep your wisecracks to yourself.

But thanks for letting me vent and never fear, your intrepid heroine will not let this defeat her.
I will not go gentle into that good night.

-k.

Reasons I love NY, part 1

Coming over the Williamsburg Bridge, into Manhattan, barely got my camera out in time. Click the picture if you can't read the sign.

-k.