Category Archives: Shanty Irish

It’s Really Not My Fault

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Not That Big a Deal

Just this past week while at my parent’s house, there was a knock on their front door. It was a college student selling books. She was a very sweet young lady from Estonia. Though I wasn’t interested in what she … Continue reading →

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Hi-Ho The Derry-O, A Junking We Will Go!

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Not That Big a Deal

All of my life, or at least for the portion that I was able to walk, I have been a garbage picker. In my mind a garbage picker is kind of like the American Pickers, only less “picky”, not as … Continue reading →

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