In September of 2005, I started this whacky, artsy, and slightly insane blog.  I was flipping through the archives the other day and realised that I have grown up a lot.  There is still much maturing that needs to happen to me and the blog, but who wants to grow up, really?

I used to post intimate relationship matters.  Thankfully for me and the kind readers, I don’t do that anymore.  I’ve learned a great deal about people and the world through this harebrained experiment we call the blogosphere.  I’m grateful that I’ve met so many interesting and inspiring people.

This thing started because I was planning for a trip to Ireland and was searching iTunes for a podcast that might give me some tips.  I happened upon a podcast hosted by two expats living in Belfast, Northern Ireland.  I learned a considerable amount from their show, albeit most of the information was a twisted version of the truth.

The chap producing and hosting the show was inspiring, so I started a wee blog over on blogspot.  I don’t have much use for the guy, but like it or not, his podcast is the reason I started this crazy thing.  It has died and been reborn several times in the last six years.

Blogs are strange things, really.  They are our own personal space filled with our thoughts, dreams, and opinions on whatever subject we choose to discuss on a given day.  It feels private, but it is far from it.  Reading another persons blog is like breaking into their house and reading their diary with their permission.  It’s odd, but the world is odd.  The world is a smaller place because of it and I am very grateful for all of the friends I’ve made.

It is my greatest hope to keep blogging and learning from others.  In 2006, I was in a local pub having a pint and giving the poor sod beside me an earful of my relationship woes, when a nerdy (young version of myself) bloke came running up to me asking if I was the guy on that infamous podcast.  By late 2006, I had started my own podcast, so I was hoping that he was talking about my show.  He was talking about the other show that I was on in June of 2006.  I said that yes it was me and he brought his girlfriend over to meet me.  I told him what really happened on that particular show and he insisted on buying me another pint that I didn’t need.

After that I decided to work hard on the content of the blog and the podcast.  I managed to get the infamous Dr. Don to join the show.  He added hilarity and honesty that you can’t find just anywhere.  In Episode 25, Brian F. made his debut.  He made sure I didn’t go off the deep end with my rants and kept the facts straight.  He also added even more humour to the show.  A few months later Dario Sanchez graced us with his presence.  He’s hilarious and brilliant.  Not long after that, Brian managed to get the smart, funny, and talented Baino to join.  At around the same time, that famous and cantankerous auld fella, Grandad, joined the ranks on episode 44.  And finally, the infamous and hilarious K8 the Gr8 made her entrance and exit on Episode 50, Kilos of Craic.

I thoroughly enjoyed the podcast and would hope to produce one in the future.  There was no money in it, just the joy of getting together with people you know and talking about the craziest topics.  We all knew that we were having some sort of effect on someone somewhere.  When we stopped doing the show, we had several hundred listeners.  Not that many in podcast terms, but enough to encourage us to keep it going.  However, it was taxing on us all.  We had to line up a time to meet across 15 time zones.  It was far from easy but well worth it.

This blog has died off since those pioneering days of blogging and podcasting.  I was going through my own hell and everyone seemed to be going in different directions.  The content started to suffer, so I almost pulled the plug.  Thankfully, I kept it up as more of an archive than anything else.  I started to fall apart like an old stone wall ravaged by storms, but I am gradually rebuilding the wall, one stone at a time.  I can only hope I put them back in the correct order. 

I would not be the man, good or bad, I am today without the lot of you  Thank You all…

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In this massive episode laced with craic, Brian F., K8 the Gr8, Grandad, Dr. Don, and myself hash out everything about nothing.  K8 and Grandad savour their Curry while Brian collides with the law.  We discuss the pork industry and the hysteria that is H1N1.  Brian bitches about the cold and Dr. Don and myself reminisce about radioactive snowcream from a bygone era.  We ramble on about a main street trampling and deer whistles.  Do they attract or detract?

Later, we learn the meaning of deer jerky along with every other kind of jerky.  Christmas and wee sprrogs are mentioned as well as court dates.  I wonder about my future wanderings through Ireland with nothing but a backpack, a camera, and a smile to keep me company.  We debate whether Indian food is slimming or fattening.  Saint Patrick’s Day and the roaring Celtic Tiger are uttered.

In the final bit of the show, we discuss electric pipes, podcasting microphones, the best version of Windows, celebrities, the media, camel toes, metro-techies, and much much more.  Please tune in for the next instalment.

Download it Now:  Dust of Yer Boots

Being that I’m a country boy (can’t escape it no matter where I go), I decided to add this hilarious song about a chap that wins the lotto.  It’s called “Toes”.  That’s relevant to Boots, right? 

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I’m taking a bit of a hiatus from the blogosphere.  I don’t think I’ll be missed.     I have a multitude of things that must be done over the next week, so I’m taking a bit of time off.  If you need to contact me, you can do so via Gmail.

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Ladies and Gentleman, the latest episode of Kilos of Craic is ready for the taking.  In this weeks show, Jefferson Davis, Brian F., Brian Damage, Baino, and Dr. Don hash out everything from Whiskey Suicides to Communist.

Topics discussed on this weeks show:

JD’s Finest

Jameson’s Whiskey

Southern Comfort

Tibet

Crikey English

Bollywood Movies

Stupid Americans

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Tuesday, I was off of work (Yay!), so I spent the day installing a new TV me Mum bought me.  And, hanging out with friends and family.  I’ve got to give props to Dr. Don, who always comes through for me.  Whenever I need a favour or help, he leaps into action without a thought.  We are mere cousins, but two of the closest cousins you will find.  In fact, we call each other brothers when referring to the other.  Brothers to the end, we are. 

He and his boys helped me install the enormous TV my mother purchased.  She is almost sick at the thought of me going back to Ireland.  She doesn’t want me to go, so she is doing anything within her power to get me to stay.  She believes that I’ll fall in love with some whacky Irish or Scottish lass and never return home.  I wonder why she’d think such a thing?    You can’t blame her though.  I am her one and only son! 

Anyhow, here are a few pics of my walk in Falls Park Monday. 

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Welp, my paper is finished and the latest instalment in Kilos of Craic is finished. I am going to get some much need rest, so I’ll visit you all on the morrow. Peace.

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So, me and the gang of wily characters will be doing a new show soon, but until then, why don’t you all go ahead and subscribe to the show in ITunes. That way, it’ll automatically be downloaded for ya’ all!

Think of it as an automated pizza man that knows when you are hungry. He(I)’ll show up at your doorstep with a large pizza, a keg of your favourite beer, and a smile. What else can you ask for? Don’t answer that!

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The first ever sequence in a play of all plays, called “Kilos of Craic”. Join in the Craic (pronounced Crack) and enjoy the laughs. This week the guild of characters includes Jefferson Davis (the poet, amorist, photographer, and emcee), Brian F. (the gregarious, boisterous, and hilarious bear of the bunch), Grandad (the most compos mentis, most humorous, and a lover of pipes), and Baino (the most comical Sheila from down under with manners to boot).

Who is this wily cast of characters spread out across the globe? You will have to visit their respective blogs and listen to the show to find out whom we are and what we’re all about.

What is craic? Craic being an Irish word for good times of any kind or good fun.
If asked this question by an Irish person, you are expected to give a reply which includes information on how you are, what you are doing, where are you going, with whom are you going there, have you any interesting gossip one might like to hear about, and so on. It is a question to which there are many possible answers, and it is used with great frequency on the Emerald Isle.

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Folks, I’m currently working on a new podcast project, but until I complete it, please enjoy these old shows.

Episode 10 – ?

Episode 13 – Return Trip

Episode 14 – Crazy and Exhilarating

Episode 15 – High on Love and Sober on Caffeine

Episode 17 – High on Caffeine and Sober on Love

Episode 18 – Independence Day Special

Episode 19 – Apologetic Episode

Episode 20 – It’s all the Truth Special

Episode 21 – Everything is Grand Special

Episode 22 – Leaving on a…

Episode 23 – Asleep at the Wheel

Episode 24 – Free at Last…Free at Last

Episode 25 – The Veterans Day Special

Episode 26 – I can’t believe you Said That

Episode 27 – America’s Contusion

Episode 28 – The Whacky Laws Special

Episode 29 – The I Will Survive Episode

Episode 30 – The Filled to the Brim Episode

Episode 31 – The Christmas Special

Episode 32 – New Year’s Eve Special

Episode 34 – Is Global Warming Real?

Episode 35 -Brainsick Felines

Episode 36 -The Monolithic Prolix Episode

Episode 37 -More Whacky Laws

Episode 38 -I’m Gumby, Dammit!

Episode 39 -Global Domination

Episode 40 -Are politicians wussies?

Episode 41 -How to properly drink Guinness

Episode 42 -Gun control, what’s that?

Episode 44 -Don’t Wake the sleeping Goliath

Episode 45 -Irish, Scotch, or Bourbon?

Episode 46 -Overflowing with tricks and shtick

Episode 47 -Le Paris Hilton a trouve l’episode

Episode 48 -Going Commando

Episode 49 -Dazed and Confused

Episode 50 -Kilos of Craic

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Hi folks, I’m having to relink all of the podcast files, so all may not work properly in ITunes until I’m finished a ton of HTML editing.

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RIGHT!!  That’s it!  Nothing to see here, move along said the policeman.  So
went the passing of the Jefferson Davis Saga.  Grandad, Myself, Johnny
Dodge, Helen, K8, Granny, T.A.T., Rob Shifty, Drummerboy and Jefferson stood
over the lifeless corpse that was once a young and vigorous podcast but alas
there was nothing we could do for it now.  So instead we all went back to
our respective continents and recorded…..Kilos of Craic, the final episode.
It’s really long but it is as funny as it long.  In an attempt to raise the
dead, we laughed a lot, made no sense whatsoever, laughed some more and
generally had a grand old time putting to rest this our humble podcast.  Ná
cailligí an craic

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I just got off Skype with Brian F., Grandad, Baino, K8, TAT,
and Granny. We had a blast! The brand new episode of the podcast will be
up no later than Wednesday afternoon. Please tune in for the finale. We
are starting a new show, as soon as I come back from Mexico. If you have any ideas for the name of the new
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