I link to this out of sentimentality (NSFW!).

I don’t agree with this old Irish guy on the basic issues of the Irish collapse:

…but when I close my eyes and listen I can hear my father and paternal grandfather in the rhythms of the guy’s speech*.  They were good union men and honest working-class Democrats, and I miss them both terribly; it was nice to kind of listen to them again.

And that last exchange was pure Lane.

Moe Lane

*Including the profanity. Oh my God, especially the profanity.