NICE, THICK, WARM BLANKETS

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My wife, daughter, grandson and I journeyed to Ireland, N. Ireland and Scotland in 2018.

While we were in Killarney, Ireland, Kristy, our daughter, and I had the opportunity to take a horse and buggy ride through the national park there. Our driver was named John Cronin; (and as it fell together, I recently reconnected with him on a social media site).

At any rate, John and I interacted a bit during the ride. And following is a good approximation of our conversation:

Me - Do you ever have an issue understanding people from America?

John - No, but I sometimes can't understand people from various parts of my own country.

(and)

Me - How many brothers and sisters do you have, John?

John - I have five brothers and four sisters.

(and)

Me - Wow. That's a lotta brothers and sisters.

(and here's where it got a wee bit humorous)

John - Yes, I agree with ya. But you see, we didn't have a TV, and those Irish winters can get pretty cold. My folks went to bed early on those cold winter nights, and they would wrap up in those nice, thick, warm blankets, and...

Well, I think you get the picture.

by Bill McDonald, PhD