August 5, 2007
Greetings from the Wrigley Bleachers!
Look for us on ESPN tonight. We're directly below the scoreboard, first row of the upper section. Update: Damn, the Cubs lost. So we're still a game back, and I owe Lou a few lunches. Not to mention the...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Greetings from The Cubby Bear
We still have a few hours to kill before tonight's game between the Cubs and the Mets, but time is easy to kill here at The Cubby Bear!...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
July 2, 2007
Greetings from RFK
The Cubs are beating the Nats 7-0 here in the bottom of the 5th. Thanks TJ for the tix! Update: The Cubs won. The Nats threatened late in the game, scoring two runs and loading them up in the...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
June 23, 2007
Greetings from Hopkinsville, Kentucky!
Hanging out with cousins at the Round Table Literary Park in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. We're all in town for Uncle David's wedding tomorrow, and we've given ourselves some time to take in some local sights. A large mural of Edgar...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
June 21, 2007
Greetings from I-81
We're heading southwest across Virginia, on our way to Uncle David's wedding this weekend in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Currently we're approaching Lexington, Virginia. Stay tuned for updates. Update: Hello from the Holiday Inn Express in Dandridge, Tennessee. Pity the poor...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
June 6, 2007
Who Knew? Guinness Book of World Records
A bit of leftover trivia from our trip to Ireland, something that makes perfect sense, but a connection I had never made before. While on the tour of the Guinness Brewery in Dublin, we learned that the Guinness Book of...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
May 18, 2007
Greetings from PDF in NYC
It's NGP @ PDF 2007 in NYC. We had to catch an early train to get here (guess who missed the 5:02 and had to catch the 5:25?), but it's been worth the effort. Now I'm ready for the...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
April 7, 2007
Ireland: Day 6 - Murroe, Limerick, Annagh, Newport
When my GG Grandfather Michael Casey was born in 1850, his father Michael was a tenant farmer working land rented from the Barrington Estate. About 70 years later, after their only daughter was killed in an IRA ambush, the Barrington's...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
April 6, 2007
Ireland: Day 5 - Ring of Kerry, Feenagh, Murroe
Day Five of our journey was a new day of travel, heading to our third and final two-night destination in Murroe. But we weren't going to take the short way, so would took a very round-about route that took us...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
April 5, 2007
Ireland: Day 4 - Cobh, Blarney, Cork, Union Hall, Glandore
We covered a lot of ground today, starting out in the port town of Cobh (pronounced 'cove'). Cobh is literally in the cove of the city of Cork, and was the primary point of embarkment for millions of Irish emigrants....Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
April 4, 2007
Ireland: Day 3 - On the Road, Kilkenny, Halfway, Kinsale
[Note: I lacked any Internet access during most of our trip, so these remaining Ireland travel entries are being written after the fact, but will display a posting date of the day being described] We needed an early start on...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
April 3, 2007
Ireland: Day 2 - Dublin
Family Hunting and Souvenir Shopping was the program for the day. I had thought I would allow myself just a couple of hours this morning at Ireland's National Library to see what I might find out about my Casey ancestors,...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Dinner with Gerry & Jennifer
Thanks for a wonderful evening! There are four more nights after tonight still to go on our trip, but we already know we've enjoyed one of our trips hilights, which was to be invited to dinner at the house of...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
April 2, 2007
Ireland: Day 1 - Dublin
Greetings from Dublin! Our long awaited trip has arrived at last, and the fun started fast. My dad got us to our flight at National, from where we headed to Boston to catch our flight to Dublin. We did an...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
July 22, 2006
Greetings from the NEW Wilson Bridge!
We're on our way home from watching the Nats beat our Cubs, only to find ourselves trapped in stopped traffic on the Wilson Bridge. According to the radio the lanes ahead will be closed for about the next 20...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
July 3, 2006
Greetings from Sea World
Caseys & Geltmakers have gathered here in San Diego this fine summer Mondsy. We've got about 30 minutes to wait until Shamu takes the stage. We're seated in the "Soak Zone", so I guess we're gonna get wet. Should...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
June 9, 2006
Greetings from Las Vegas
It's Friday afternoon at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas and I'm hear attending the first YearlyKos Convention. It's been fascinating so far. Right now California Senator Barbara Boxer is delivering the lunchtime keynote. Earlier this morning Ambassador Joe...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
August 29, 2005
Greetings from Vermont
OK, so I'm not actually IN Vermont anymore. I returned yesterday. You see, like the President, I needed some more August vacation. The urge to clear brush is strong at the end of summer. And lacking a farm of...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
August 14, 2005
Greetings from Kill Devil Hills, NC
OBX '05 - Day One We timed our travels well on Saturday. Despite some traffic, we arrived in time to sit down to a great lunch which we finished just as the time arrived we could check into our...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
August 11, 2005
C'mon Irene
UPDATE: The Friday afternoon update shows Irene strengthening, but turning. My blog-hurricane prevention spell is working!! --- Early Saturday morning we're scheduled to set out for a week-long vacation in a beautiful beach house on the Outer Banks of North...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
July 28, 2005
Greetings from Wrigley Field
Greetings from Wrigley Field The game starts in an hour. The Arizona Diamondbacks are here to challenge the Chicago Cubs! Stay tuned for updates. UPDATE: Ugh! Shutout 6-0, what a drag man! Still, it was a swell day at...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
July 25, 2005
Greetings from Peoria
Greetings from Peoria It was a multi-family reunion in Peoria on Sunday, with Geltmakers and Caseys gathering to enjoy some Sunday lunch at Joe's Crab Shack on the River. The temperature was a refreshing 103 degrees, perfect for digesting...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
June 25, 2005
Rappahannock River Trip
Rappahannock River Trip - June 2005 We caught some fish, we ran some rapids, and when we had to we got out of the boats and dragged them across the rocky bottom. It was a great way to spend...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
April 19, 2005
Bredda Sayulita
First, an explanation is in order. What's this 'bredda' crap all about? On the 1983 Album, Special Beat Service by The Beat, you will find a song called Pato and Roger Ago Talk, in the lyric of which singer...Link | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)
April 10, 2005
Greetings from Sayulita
It's hard to believe we actually pulled it off, but me and four buddies, determined to see more of each other and to use the year we all turn 40 as the perfect excuse, have found our way to Sayulita,...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 13, 2005
Google Maps
For a long time I have preferred using Yahoo! Maps over MapQuest. It just seemed to me that Yahoo's offering provided more features and often found locations that MapQuest could not. But move over boys, there's a new kid on...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 12, 2005
Megan & Michael's Travelblog
Imagine you were going to go on a trip around the world. You are going to spend a whole year traveling, and so you have to keep your costs under control, so maybe you'd do some meaningful volunteer work along...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 8, 2005
Big Bro Gives Tallahassee a Poor Review
As mentioned here before, my big brother Kevin is the conductor of the current tour of the musical Miss Saigon. Recently, they visited Tallahasse, and in this letter to the editor of the Tallahasse Democrat, he thanks the city for...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
December 11, 2004
Visit Udvar-Hazy, Really
If someone encouraged you to visit the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, it would be understandable if your reaction was uncertain. Is that like Betty Ford? Is this an intervention? What is this place? Well, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy is a very...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
July 27, 2004
Greetings from Boston!
I'm sitting in the last row of Section 320 in the Fleet Center in Boston, the section of this area that has been designated as 'Blogger Alley' for the event we are all here to attend, The Democratic National...
January 19, 2004
Dubuque Diary - Caucus Day
Caucus Day at last! How would it turn out? At first disapointed to find that my favorite wireless coffee shop was closed on Mondays, I instead found the breakfast that I've been looking for at Dottie's cafe. While I was...
January 18, 2004
Dubuque Diary - Day Four
It was a cold morning in Dubuque today. The Telegraph Herald put the day's expected high temp at a bitter 17 degrees. Yesterday was overcast with icy sidewalks, but today the sun was shining, not that it offered anything more...
January 17, 2004
Dubuque Diary - Day Three
Thanks to my far reaching wireless net connection from across the street, I was up late (2am, that's 3am EST time) getting a bit of work done. Breakfast today continues my taste test of the various granola-type breakfast bars I...
January 16, 2004
Dubuque Diary - Day Two Postscript
I stayed in the wireless Coffee/Pizza place until they closed. Back in my hotel room, just across the street, I'm happy to discover that even five floors up I can grab a week signal from their wi-fi access point. Some...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Dubuque Diary - Day Two
I see Dead Caseys. Not really. The ones I'm looking for are all safely underground, but I still like graveyards. What's the point of a headstone if no one comes to see it? Ever since I learned that there were...
January 15, 2004