I Should Have a Ph.D

In eavesdropping

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From my earliest memories, I stood near the piano in our dining room listening to my parents’ conversations in the kitchen. They were Irish and drank an enormous amount of tea. It was one of the Irish cures for everything. I think we know what another Irish cure is. People don’t celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Rinaldi’s or Schmidt’s. The green beer and the loud singing are a feature of O’ Hara’s or…