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I'm a newspaper reporter in Lancaster, PA, and run on the online review site Rambles.NET. I'm also the fiddler and bodhranist in an Irish band, Fire in the Glen.

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Travel > Rental Cars & Driving Tips for self driving vacations in Ireland: 8 of 9
The best way to see Ireland - the only way, really, unless you're planning to spend your visit in one city or town - is by car.Sure, there are bus tours galore, but I'd urge you to avoid them. The bus tours take you where they think you should go, not where you WANT to go. And do you really need to spend a day at the Waterfor... More..
Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Whale watching adventures: 9 of 9
I'm not sure why I've never done it before.My travels have taken me along the coast of New England many times, but it was only during this last trip, a week bookended by Irish music festivals in Massachusetts and Connecticut, that I decided to set foot on deck, put film in camera, and head out to see the whales.I've been pass... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Nacho Libre: 7 of 7
Jack Black is a funny guy and a talented actor. Nacho Libre seems to base its entire substance on the hope that Black, given a ludicrous situation, will keep the audience laughing no matter how bare the plot or development.It doesn't work, for all that Black seems to give it his best effort.In Nacho Libre, Black plays a young... More..
Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels Comic book reviews: Marvel Comics' Civil War: 4 of 4
"Civil War" is one of those big comic "events" that promises each year to change the way you look at comics forever. In this case, however, the product lives up to the hype.The story starts small. A small group of C-list heroes seeking fortune and glory tracks down and subdues villains for a reality television show. But hammi... More..
Travel > United States Travels to Montana: 4 of 4
Wild. Rugged. Breathtakingly beautiful.A driving tour of Montana is, in many areas, like a drive through America in the days Lewis & Clark made their famous exploration. Sure, there is plenty of urban environment for those who prefer city lights, but it's easy and oh-so-tempting to lose yourself instead in the wilderness. Eve... More..
Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels Graphic novel reviews: Guilty pleasures (Anita Blake, vampire hunter), by Laurell K. Hamilton: 2 of 2
Let me get this out in the open right away: I love the current boom of modern vampire novels but I am not a fan of Laurell K. Hamilton's perky, Nike-clad heroine, Anita Blake. I read the first several novels in Hamilton's long-running series years ago and just couldn't get past her repetitive style of writing, her tiresome pl... More..