Bob Spaziano

@bobspaziano.com

"So son, what was it like to have @wademinter.com call out your name on the ice today?" "Really cool! He's like the second person, ever, to like, say it correctly." The boy's not wrong Great elocution and pronunciation, Mr Minter.

One delightful encounter we had this week at the Anchor Bar was with Micheál Martin, the Taoiseach of Ireland (the Taoiseach is essentially the prime minister of the Republic, for the next six months he is also the head of the EU.) We've never met a head of state before. Nice man.

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It's fascinating that none of my friends in West Cork who farm or are commercial fishermen drive pickup trucks. We've encountered precisely two of them after traversing two rural counties. There are many complicated reasons for that, but utility is not one of them.

Yesterday, we got to witness something special. A week after watching a one sided WC Final and All Ireland Hurling match, Mayo stunned the world of Gaelic Football by defeating the GAA powerhouse, Kerry 1-17 Mayo 1-20...

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My wife had to leave the pub earlier than I because she had some sausages in her purse that were getting warm. And I respect the hell out of that. Cotdamn I love that woman.