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by Mike FarragherMike has followed Irish and Irish American music, in all its many forms, for years in The Irish Voice.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Back to school is no longer tough
Like so many dads, I find myself this past Sunday in an outlet mall with my elbows hooked around the back of a bench while my girls diminish my net wealth by the millisecond.
There’s a heightened sense of urgency around back to school shopping this year for three reasons -- the hurricane wiped out a whole week of buying, the first day of autumn marks a new season, and one daughter is obsessed with getting her look right as she steps into high school for the first time.
As they ping-pong between stores and the bags at my feet pile up, I can’t help but be envious at the choices they have at this age.
