To the folks at the John Ashford Link House: thank you!
I attended this afternoon’s 6th annual St. Patrick’s Day so-called corned beef and cabbage luncheon (that also included carrots, potatoes, rolls, and beets) and the food was delicious. I didn’t eat the beets, but others seemed to enjoy them.
Sharing a table with City Clerk Rich Jones and seven Newburyport City Council members–James Shanley, Kathleen O’Connor Ives, Donna Holaday, Barry Connell, Ed Cameron, Steve Hutcheson, and Larry McCavitt–was a treat. Thanks, James, for the invitation!
On my other blog, I wrote about yesterday morning’s breakfast and political roast in South Boston, so it was refreshing to spectate a toned-down local version today. And a fundraiser to boot!
More thoughts may arise later but for now I have two comments:
First, I realize that tables were smashed together for the most effective number of seats in the Masonic Temple room, but the people who were seated immediately underneath the raised table couldn’t even see the speakers if they craned their necks up.
Second, how come nobody thanked the men and women behind the Link House until Senator Bruce Tarr? (He was also at yesterday’s breakfast.) Five people rose and spoke, telling bad joke after bad joke, but none of them thanked the host until Tarr.
Beannachtai na Feile Padraig!
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