tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70224792024-03-23T14:05:48.883-04:00Cultural belonging at the edge of place, ethnicity, and upbringing. Irish, American, and bicultural cultural criticism. Insider Knowledge/Outsider Perspective.Borderlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906337029180640710noreply@blogger.comBlogger182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-16241871719108343582008-06-03T20:06:00.003-04:002008-06-03T20:07:59.267-04:00

The next door neighbors were outside shooting hoops, and they saw(and killed) a copperhead snake. The copperhead is a wicked dangerous snake, and my little kid is only about thirty pounds. Holy crap, I gotta find a good job back in the Commonwealth. Who can help out and abet my escape from the Confederacy?

Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10378827631843835098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-32410173051847551662007-07-30T20:05:00.000-04:002007-07-30T20:15:33.415-04:00

I watched my toddler, now just a little over one year old, dealing with language. She can say mono and duosyllabic things like "hello", "Daddy", "Mommy", and the string of "nonono..." Then I saw her checking out a fruity cheerio very closely. She was feeling it, smelling it, seeing it, and eventually tasting it. She was bringing the fruity cheerio into her world experience. She was

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I was in a meeting at work where the use of affinity groups to disseminate marketing material and bolster volunteerism was discussed. I'm not sure either one of those things is cool, but here it was, being discussed by people with big heads and degrees in this stuff. They were saying that it is OK to market the Firm as "the right firm for Latin Americans" to Latinos and the "right firm for

Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10378827631843835098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-91551044310045623062007-06-28T19:00:00.000-04:002007-06-28T19:01:00.124-04:00

I guess I can write to this after all.....

Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10378827631843835098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-47070876987333818262007-01-20T16:31:00.000-05:002007-01-20T16:37:59.854-05:00

Every Saturday at 8 PM come enjoy a session of traditional tunes and songs at the Irish Cultural Centre of New England with some of the best msucians and singers in the Boston area.Irish Cultural Centre of New England200 New Boston DriveCanton, MA 02021United States781-821-8291office@irishculture.orgSean Kane hosts area trad musicians for inclusive and energetic weekly sessions of tunes and

Borderlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906337029180640710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1167607141860505672006-12-31T18:16:00.000-05:002006-12-31T18:19:01.860-05:00

It's embarrassing when you can't remember your password to log in. Thanks to Traveler as usual for the excellent posts and keeping this blog afloat. I am stuck in a year of classes for a 2nd masters--a circumstance to which I think Traveler can relate. Life is busy--surprise. Reading here with enjoyment at least.

Borderlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906337029180640710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1167606806026310712006-12-31T18:07:00.000-05:002006-12-31T18:13:26.046-05:00

Hi All:I thought I'd mention this:National Public Radio's website hosts a program called Open Mic, forunsigned acts.On January 2nd, 2007, my song A Nation of One will be the featuredsong at this link: NPR Open MicOr: http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicid=1094The song, a few pictures, and a short biography and song explanation will be featured along with a link to the actual song

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I was just able, for the first time, to access and listen to the music that Borderliner has on the web. It is good stuff, and I think he should be doing more of it, or at least sharing more of it. Of course I love them all, but I found the most poignant to be Back in Ireland. It speaks to the same emotion I have every time I go or come. Recently too, I have taken a job that keeps me bound to

Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10378827631843835098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1165331460920608862006-12-05T09:45:00.000-05:002006-12-05T10:11:01.070-05:00

My daughter asked me yesterday, "Dad, what's mojo mean?" I told her to ask her mother, but her mother didn't know. When the daughter said this, I nearly fell off the couch. I explained to the daughter that Mojo is an Americanization of the Akan idea of Moja, usually spelled Modwa, which is the literal word for blood. The idea of modwa is that each individual has a unique spiritual dimension

Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10378827631843835098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1162577348287168052006-11-03T13:03:00.000-05:002006-11-03T13:09:08.303-05:00

Halloween is New Year’s Eve for us Celts. It marks the time of year when the sun recedes and pulls with it the barrier between the material world and the spirit world. Because of this, spirits may be more active and may have much more of an impact on the wake a day world through which we move around this time, and on until the sun returns. Let me tell you something that caught my eye this

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My wife and daughters and I were watching Showtime at the Apollo on TV yesterday. My wife thinks it is great that there are venues where amateurs can go to get discovered without having a panel of judges compare them to experts. This time, though, there was a comedian doing an act about being involved in an interracial marriage and how it affected his kids. The Apollo is a mostly black venue

Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10378827631843835098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1160157502537197392006-10-06T13:54:00.000-04:002006-10-06T13:58:22.566-04:00

Pyongyang soju is supposed to be the best in the world. And the different kinds of kim-chi in the north are said to be magnificent. Why, then, can we not drink and eat them? Why aren’t there shelves in all of the Korean markets all around the US dedicated to products from the DPRK? North Korean communism isn’t a form of government only; it is a form of mass psychosis. Harsh words? Yes. I

Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10378827631843835098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1159548822278966432006-09-29T12:52:00.000-04:002006-09-29T12:53:42.303-04:00

I was listening to the radio on my morning commute and there was a discussion between the NPR guy and an author, Neil Ferguson I think his name was. He had written a book called War of the World or something to that effect. His point in the book was that there is a historical trend toward violence and chaos when certain historical precedents are present and when conditions are just so. The

Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10378827631843835098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1159471636155879182006-09-28T15:23:00.000-04:002006-09-29T08:46:08.113-04:00

Before I get into the story part of this, I just wanted to say that I just saw a Richmond bus painted like a bus going the other way, and the windows were painted like the interior of the backward bus with people inside freaking out. It was a trippy thing to see in such a conservative city. Odd.Anyways, here are my latest big adventures. I just took a walk around the city at lunch time. I went up

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It is now mid September and Fall should be happening, but it is not. I have taken all of those colorful leaves for granted for too long, even on the trees that line the streets of a little city. I am thinking very seriously of taking my girls out to West Virginia to take a scenic ride on a steam locomotive just to breathe in the Fall. Don't laugh.

Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10378827631843835098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1155665800463227442006-08-15T14:04:00.000-04:002006-08-15T14:16:40.483-04:00

What could be the opposite of diversity? Could the appreciation of diversity be a perishable thing? I recently had to attend a training session at my gigantic company, entitled, "Valuing Diversity". I think the training was poorly planned and poorly delivered, and could have done more harm to the cause of "valuing" diversity than good.I haven't been overseas for a long time now. I haven't

Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10378827631843835098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1155664570586008282006-08-15T13:38:00.000-04:002006-08-15T13:56:10.630-04:00

I read Cornelius Quick's post on Possession and at first was not astute enough to pick up its central theme. I think I get it now. I am in many ways very obtuse. I am a product of the street on which I grew up as well as a product of the house on that street. I understand it to be related to the comedian's parable about the two athletes who are interviewed after a game; one a winner and one a

Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10378827631843835098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1143308267470733192006-03-25T12:24:00.000-05:002006-04-03T19:36:05.686-04:00

PURCHASE TICKETS THROUGH THE GAMM.GAIL: 401-723-4266gail@gammtheatre.orgHello!BG reminded me that I should post this early rather than last minute.On Monday, April 17th, 2006 I will be playing a special show at the Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket, RI. Fiddler Amy Basse, mandolinist Michael Kelleher, and tin whistle and banjo player Stu Peak will accompany me on the Gamm stage from 7-9pm.A trad session

Borderlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906337029180640710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1142367136978206532006-03-14T15:09:00.000-05:002006-03-14T15:12:16.990-05:00

Hello:This is the busy time of year for Irish music!C.B. O'Hanley's on Thursday from 9pm to close, with Amy Basse.St Pat's Day: 1-4pm and 8pm-close at Brennan's.Hope you can make both!

Borderlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906337029180640710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1141419623658238662006-03-03T15:59:00.000-05:002006-03-03T16:00:23.660-05:00

Borderlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906337029180640710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1141419584683538262006-03-03T15:58:00.000-05:002006-03-03T15:59:44.696-05:00

Hey Traveler:Do you have any cool 'world music' song or band suggestions? Just got a nano . . .Thanks!

Borderlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906337029180640710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1140988125331606742006-02-26T16:06:00.000-05:002006-02-26T16:08:45.350-05:00

Hi.Aside from trying to finish recording, I've developed the beginnings of a website:www.seankane.us/as well as a myspace account:www.myspace.com/seankmusicCheck them out if you get a chance. Thanks.

Borderlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906337029180640710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1140093000100156772006-02-16T07:23:00.000-05:002006-02-16T07:30:00.113-05:00

I just watched the PBS special "Do You Speak American?" hosted by Jim McNeil of News Hour fame. One of the many fascinating points was that our language is becoming more localized rather than less localized. I thought for sure in the age of television and instant communication that our language would become more homogeneous. It has not. In fact, African-American speech has started down the

Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10378827631843835098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1139606988276361032006-02-10T16:26:00.000-05:002006-02-10T16:29:48.296-05:00

Hello.Tim FitzPatrick asked me if I would sit in for him this evening at the seisiun at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton. Happy to!8pm-?ICC200 New Boston Drive (off rt 138)Canton, MA 02021ICC

Borderlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906337029180640710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7022479.post-1139073574391768502006-02-04T11:40:00.000-05:002006-02-04T12:19:34.486-05:00

This is a personal post, not representing the views of Traveler, and not related to theme of the blog.I feel I have to post about what is going on in this country. I have never felt such a sense of urgency. It goes beyond my usual hyperbole in political ranting. Currently I don't care about the usual left or right arguments, about individualism, or the welfare state, or social justice, or hawks

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