1922, Ireland   Michael Collins took on a task that reminds me too much of Sisyphus, the Greek mythological king punished for continued misleading.   Sisyphus was forced to push a large boulder Uphill a difficult task for sure! Michael Collins, too, is expected to…

I am climbing the Irish skill tree on Duolingo. I’m still on the basics. Na cailiní, na fir, óleann uisce, tá úll agat, that kind of thing. I’ve been told I have Irish blood in me, somewhere. I like to think it’s concentrated in my shins, the…