
A late pardon
Irish media is reporting that a man hanged for the brutal murder of a young mother of seven is to recieve a pardon - 74 years after his execution. Local farmer Harry Gleeson found Mary McCarthy's body in a field. She had been shot in the face, twice. According to the report, Mary was known about town as Foxy Moll. She had flaming red hair and what used to be known as a 'reputation.' Reminds me a little of Louisa Collins - except of course it was Louisa who was hanged on a cir

Welcome to the United States of America
In case you ever wondered what it looks like ... this is the piece of paper they give you when you present yourself to a border agent at US Customs and Border Control as a Legal Alien ... it means we can live and work in the United States ... and we have to hang onto it for a whole year, while we wait for the Green Cards to be issued (it can take MONTHS to get the real thing in your hot little hand) ... I was really hoping to get the real thing in a week or maybe 10 days bu