August 2017

Down & Out in DC

An old-timer remembers when he couldn’t keep a job or a marriage. But he sure knew where the liquor was

My parents were Irish Catholic, devout, hardworking and non-drinking. They had great expectations for their five children. Though materially poor, they believed getting a good education would prepare us for a promising future.

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