A Little Background on The Mick
SUMMARY: Some character development on The Mick is in order. This post has a slew of shorts about his past, his alcoholism, his taste in women, his slang, etc.
The Mick and I have been hanging out almost every day in planning a new business. I’m getting to know him pretty well. It’s strange, but I already consider him a good friend. I want to see him stay off the booze and out of trouble. I want to make a ton of money together. And I’d like to be able to send him back to Ireland someday. Maybe I’ll go too.
One reason we get along is that we have so much in common. It’s uncanny sometimes. If you could somehow tweak my personality wiring to de-emphasize education and ambition while strengthening alcoholism and drug abuse, then The Mick would be a spitting image of me in 20 years. … Read more
Contributed Story: My Last Pint in Ireland
SUMMARY: An American traveling through Ireland almost gets beat the **** up by a drunken Irishman after a cultural misstep, then has sex with an Irish girl.
I originally planned to stay only two days in Ireland, but what can I say? I fell in love with the place and spent two weeks seeing Dublin, Howth, Galway, Doolin, and Ennis. My last night I got wasted on Irish beer and whiskey with two American travelers in Ennis.
After eating, we met up with two local girls. They were drinking Bulmers by a newly built bridge. Apparently, the building of the bridge was a big deal. I guess when the town is that small, things like bridges excite the locals. We shot the shit for an hour or so until the girls led the way to get our drink on. … Read more
Anapoima in Pictures
SUMMARY: Profile and pictures of Anapoima, an upscale pueblo an hour south of Bogota.
The Mick’s Prison Murder
SUMMARY: The Mick participated in murdering a fellow inmate during the first year of his 4-year sentence in Colombian prison. This is the story.
WARNING: There’s graphic violence in this story. Women, children, parents, nuns, clergy – you’ve been warned. If you don’t want to read grisly prison violence, then do NOT click:
