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Moira Mulkerrin

If you scroll down this article, you’ll see a photo of Maura Mulkern. Her name is actually Moira Mulkerrin, but that’s neither here nor there – Jonathan and I stayed with her when we were on Inis Meann. Cool to see her in the NYT – I wouldn’t have been sure she was still alive [...]

name popularity

In case you’re not reading the comments, I think this is really interesting: Jennifer was #1 in the 70s – 17,000 per million – and #2 in the 80s. Sarah was #5 in the 80s, so definitely popular, but only 7,000 per million – less than half as popular as Jennifer. Karen at its peak [...]

young(ish) love

My brother has been dating his girlfriend for somewhere between six months and a year – not that long, I know. Still, they are so happy it is very cute. One thing that really amuses me is that they are both active Facebook users (as many people of their generation, 5 years younger than me, [...]

cutest video ever

Courtesy of my husband.

pitbull & kitten

This may be the cutest thing I’ve ever seen:

ivision

Ireland’s Eurovision entry. I’m not sure about the music (though it’s not bad) but I’m amused by the performance.

meringue dog

I just think this is frikking awesome: