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irishiii


name: ryan

golo url: irishiii.golo.com

born: 1972

gender: male

city: raleigh, nc

golo member since: July 26, 2007

about irishiii

I may be from Ireland but I'm a Carolina Boy now.  However, Carolina Blue is NOT my favorite color. I prefer RED and WHITE.

I'm originally from Ireland.  I have been here in Raleigh since 1990.  Raleigh has only gotten better since I've been here.

My favorite hobby is travelling.  I've been lucky enough to have been to most all the states in the US and many places beyond.

More about me?  I like to be outside, I like to be with my family and friends, I like a good time, and I like a good drink.

My avatar image is from a stone carving at Newgrange, built 5000 years ago, also near my home. 


 

 

 

 

 


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favorite music: i have everything from gnr to whitney houston on my ipod

favorite movies: i can't think of any one particular movie

favorite hobbies: running, travelling, politics, good wine and beer, watching ncsu football and ncaa basketball, oh yeah- naps!

favorite tv shows: ncis, seinfeld, big bang theory, criminal minds

favorite restaurants: asian: five-star, italian: 518 west, seafood: 42nd st, mexican: el rodeo, american: irregardless cafe

favorite web sites: WRAL, wyff.com, rte.ie, wunc.org, espn.com, GoPack.com, foodnetwork.com noaa.gov wunderground.com

favorite vacation spots: beach





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Thanks for your words of support!

I get so sick of all these mindless rednecks spouting off in support of policies that ultimately harm them the most. It's like some kind of battered wife syndrome gone crazy.

You create the best, most thought-provoking blogs! Great job!

Well, that's the nicest thing I've heard in about two weeks. Thank you! Addiction isn't all bad right? As long as you are aware of the problem...have a great day. -Angela

You are welcom and thank you. Is that you and your dog on your profile picture? You both look so cute.

Your dog sure is a cutie and.... i guess i could say you are a cutie also.:) you both look so peacefull.

Which Depeche Mode song?

Music for the Masses is one of my favourite CDs. Right now, I'm really into music that escalates my road rage. YAY!!

I do rock!! ;0P

Modern Drunkard Magazine is quite awesome. I try to follow a more hedonistic lifestyle - as I think we only get one go-round on this earth - I intend to enjoy it for all it's worth. (Ooooh, I also made a rhyme!)

What part of Ireland are you from? And what do you think of the United States??

lol on the peppers, ryan! we have some growin at home and everyone says they set you hiney on fiiiiiiirrrrreeeee!

Thanks for the info about the class. You should post a blog about it closer to the time so that others who are interested might consider giving it a whirl. -Angela

Happy Birthday!And a Friday too??? I see some fun happening for you tonight.

Thanks iii's, went shooting yesterday for the first time in many weeks and let me just say we're probably not going to starve but we aren't feasting either. ;) Rusty was the color of the day! lol

I saw that you listed your stats on Mocha's blog this morning. I Don't Care said you needed to eat something. I beg to differ. I love men just like you!! WooHoo. My husband is just about your same stats! Yummy! LMBO!!!!

happy thursday! :-)

It just hit me in the face - I JUST NOW "got" your screen name. RFLMAO. funny!

I stayed at the Conrad Dublin hotel. I had a blast the whole time I was there. Had an expense account that allowed me to spend 35 pounds a day on beer which equated to 17 pints woohoo....

You like my pictures? Told you it was cute, imagine being the rival and putting that out there! :) Have a nice day..and for the record I've been walking around singing that dang song...when Irish eyes....lol

What is the best time of the year to visit Ireland? My dad was born there and I would like to visit someday.

Well . . . I don't have any free coffee vouchers . . . sorry! :) But thanks for joining the group!

I wish I could have gone, but life always seems to throw curves. I don't like Obama - not for anything I see on here. I don't think he's muslim and all that mess. I take it deeper into his policies. I would have enjoyed listening to listening to him answer questions.

When your on the fence like me and don't like either choice, I think it is imperative to pay close attention. I want to write in on my ballot, but NC has chosen to invalidate my rights given to me by the Constitution by saying if I write in, my ballot becomes null and void. It is imperative to me to vote in the state election, so I don't want my ballot void. I'm in a catch 22.

Yup - there is a line for you to write in because it is a generic style ballot. However, thanks to legislation from our General Assembly prior to the last election, if you write in any candidate on your ballot it is discredited and not considred valid. When I found this out I was HOT. How did I find out? In the last election when I wrote in my Presidential Candidate. I researched what I was told after the fact and found it to be true (had to call the state legislature)

Well that seems very-undemocratic. I didn't realize that- thanks for pointing that out.

Were you once BlarneyStone?

Awesome! Now all I need are my tights and my cape. LOL

Eloquence must have its price.

Sure you meant the Salemburg woman. Sure....

"darn it, I was just joining for the free stuff. lol... bad economic times you know"

Yep! I know what ya mean! Have a great evening! I am off for the next 6 days - yippee! :)

The cape, I do not carry. The knee hi boots and arm bands...thats a different story. ;-)

I knew it wouldn't last. I am surprised my 2nd yoo buy my book blog is still around. Welcome to golo the land of the easily offended and everyone must be politically correct.

dude, you are sooo gonna get promoted...I can already see it... lol

"I sure could use a promotion. Our beloved governor is only giving us 2.75% this year!"

I don't want a promotion, I just want....

MO MONEY, MO MONEY, MO MONEY! :)

"I like to be spanked!"

You silly monkey....

Just dropping in to say HI! ((HUGS))

"Her boyfriend obviously made a large donation."

Classic...

Howdy, Irish. Today I come to you for knowledge. According to my homepage, Today's Reason To Drink is Callach.

Specifically, "September 3, 2008 Celebrate the Irish holiday Callach with some Irish whiskey!"

While I don't require any arm-twisting to break the seal on a bottle of Jameson's, I can't find any info on what Callach's about. I was hoping you could enlighten me with some local insight... what say you?

If neither Google nor an Irishman can tell me, then 'tain't worth knowing.

You can quote me on that one, boss. Have yourself a fine one...

Sorry about stepping on your Hanna blog, but I hit the submit button on the one I have been working on for the past half hour before I realized yours was up already.

Wow, you were a volunteer at Shriner's Hospital in Greenville? I guess you know my son was a patient there for years. When were you a volunteer there? Do you get back down there anymore to visit?

I still think it's the best kids hospital in the world. :-)

nice profile, except for the NCSU part !

poor thing,,why did my blog confuse you?

irishiii,

Cook fettucini in salted water with olive oil until al dente.

You then saute minced onions in butter then add minced garlic and cook on med. low until soft. Add salt, fresh cracked pepper and cayenne to taste along with 1/4 cup of dry white wine. Add 2 cups of heavy cream (I sometimes use sour cream instead for extra tang) and 3 tablespoon FRESH lemon juice (I sometimes use more) and cook until reduced slightly.

Add fresh shrimp that has been peeled and deveined and cook in sauce until slightly pink. Add cooked fettucini to sauce along with 1/4 cup parmesan cheese and parsley if desired then cook until shrimp are completely pink. Then top with more parmesan.

"I wear shorts and flip-flops to work most days!"

You know, I really hate you now. I NEVER get to dress down for work! :-(

And you know I'm kidding about the hating you part, right? The last thing I need is one of our more *literal* posters starting rumors about how I hate the Irish, or something like that. Which would be fairly amusing since I'm a southern lass from good Irish stock meself.

Hey irishiii let me know how your dish turned out if you think about it.

That's amazing about your volunteer work at Shriner's. My son, Aaron, first went there when he was 5 years old. So, that put his first visits there in 1988. We may have met and just don't know it. :-)

You posted words of real wisdom. Thank you!

HAHA - a southern boy with a speech impediment....careful...you may be pegged an illegal down here!

Ireland is probably one of the very few European nations I have not visited, LOL! I am planning on fixing that at some point. I grew up in Italy, and moved here almost twenty years ago. I also love Raleigh and it is definitely home now. kind of cool to have another european on golo! Have a great evening.

I would not be disrespectful on a blog you wrote.I do not understand why you are making light of good men dying.

My sister in law is a moran. She married my brother in law.He is my husbands brother.He was on embassy duty there. My family came from Ireland some time in the mid to late 1800's. Their names were Purcell,Daly and Fletcher.

The live on whitethorne road in artane Dublin

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