AUGUST 2017 2 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com AUGUST 2017 Editor’s Corner I have seen another life lost, by more body from the shiny once “Follow me where I go, someone who valued reading a a second ago luxury car; for her, what I do and who I know; The OhIAN text, more than they valued their time has no luxury anymore. For O’Bent welcomes new life – it’s not a cliché, it’s a coffin. family and friends, time did stop; advertising partners Everything is geared towards deadlines don’t matter; and the Enterprises includes: 5 Points Cafe, numbers: time; weeks and years. last bloody text, was followed by www.twitter.com/jobjr Hooligan’s Put-in-Bay, They say numbers don’t lie. A a question mark. www.facebook.com/ Music Box Supper Club, Game of Thrones, or perhaps that Go dtí an mhí seo chugainn, slán OhioIrishAmericanNews GAA Midwest is on page 2. a fhágáil www.linkedin.com/in/ Championships. Death defies distraction. Grow- (Until next month, goodbye) jobjr/ http://songsand- together we bring John O’Brien, Jr. ing Up Irish’s columnist Maureen stories.net/myblog/feed/ Ginley’s eulogy from her Grandma John you the OhIAN. We are a deadline-driven busi- Jo’s funeral is poignant, and per- ness, and I think, society: submis- fect. It is found on page 8. sions by the 10th, camera ready Time doesn’t lie in state, still, and ads by the 15th, 140 characters, a neither should we. So appreciation minute-10 second stories and the of our past is important, but appre- 24-hour news cycle, closer to 12 ciation of our present way more hours now. Yet, we keep hearing so. Parsley, sage, and Time, found we are the laziest American society on page 4. yet. Distracted seems more apt. We cannot dwell or get lost in Distracted by ads; distracted a time capsule, even of nostalgia, by texts that MUST be answered, that last longer than a song; the or at least read, NOW; distracted, past cannot be the driving force and perturbed and perhaps disap- to progress forward in person, pointed, in our demand for instant society or the evolution of man. I pleasure and retirement NOW. believe in being a work in progress; Stoplights were invented in Cleve- progress may be opinion, but love land, though read inside as to how trumps all, and truly is the truth as Irish stone-throwers tried to move to whether something is just good the green to the top, and improved for a man, or is good for mankind. their accuracy to shatter lights that I imagine the policeman who offended their sensibilities. extracted the dead, distracted one palm of His hand. May God Bless and Keep Col- leen Ginley, gone to her rest on Congratulations to Bill & Mau- June 24th, and Mary Jo Ginley, reen Rice, celebrating their 50th Grandma of OhioIANews Col- Wedding Anniversary. umnist Maureen Ginley, gone to her rest on June 25. Congratulations to Kevin Safe Home; watch over us, O’Malley and Aisling Nally, and May God hold you in the married June 24th! AUGUST 2017 “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com 3 bones of an infant are discovered Kenneally & Assoc. in Rocky Riv- from John Carroll University in the same work site pit where er, Ohio. He represents insureds and teaches Irish History and the first body was found. and insurance companies in civil Literature at Holy Name High As the plot thickens, PJ’s su- litigation throughout the state School. Mr. Kenneally is also the pervisor, Detective Superinten- of Ohio. Mr. Kenneally received President of Holy Name High dent Linus Dunne from Cork city his Masters in Irish Literature School for 2017-18. makes his appearance. The story continues to unravel leading to a About Our AUGUST 2017 Holding Several women are also key heart pounding finale. Hodder & Stoughton ISBN figures in the unfolding mystery Praise for Holding has come Cover 9781444 791 983 312 pp 2017 of the body, including Evelyn from many quarters, including, The Battle for Midwest Ross and Brid Riordan, two “An undercurrent of black com- Champions - Cleveland St. Pats / The 2016 winner of the Irish middle-aged women whose edy accompanies the ripples that St. Jarlath’s Vs. Columbus GAA. Book Awards; Book of the Year, ensue- but with a pathos that Photo by John O’Brien, Jr. Holding is the debut novel of makes this deftly plotted story Graham Norton, one of UK’s moving as it is compelling,” most well-known broadcasters, the Sunday Mirror and “It’s the who was born in Dublin and delicate characterization that raised in Cork. It is a murder stands out… Written in such an mystery set in a small backwa- understated manner, eschewing ter town in County Cork called linguistic eccentricity and absurd Duneen. storylines in favour of genuine The protagonist is a local po- characters and tender feeling… liceman (garda), P J Collins, a This is a fine novel,” John Boyne corpulent figure who is not held lives have been diminished by of the Irish Times. in high regard by the towns the disappearance of a man they If the book would ever be people when the story begins. both loved many years earlier, made into a movie, the perfect That all changes when a body is and who they initially suspect actor to play the role of PJ is found at Burke’s Farm; suddenly, the bones are the remains of. Brendan Gleeson. It’s possible River Terrace Building towns people begin to show PJ Like all good who-dunit mys- Graham Norton has been wasted 19111 Detroit Rd, Ste 200 more respect as he begins to take teries however, appearances can on British TV all these years. This Rocky River, OH 44115 an active role in the investigation be deceiving, at least initially. is a TOP SHELF read. 440-333-8960 to determine the identity of the Just when it looks like the bones/ **Terrence J. Kenneally is an [email protected] body. body is not Tommy Burke; the attorney and owner of Terrence J. 4 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com AUGUST 2017 Parsley, Sage, and Time moment, a crescendo of chirping crickets “one-Missis- reminds you that summer is swift and sippi, two-Mis- Without warning, the sound arrives. the gardener must seize the day. sissippi, Curiously, you feel the rhythm before I recall July in southwest Missouri: three-Mississip- the chorus commences and those shrill the buzz of beetles and crickets inces- pi” between the vibrations begin resounding against the sant in the heat. Drought was predom- roar of thunder tympanic membrane in your inner ear. inant in the day and my cousin and and the strike Late July delivers sultry humidi- I had many a sun-filled moment to of lightening: a ty. Sudden thunderstorms raise the gather watermelons and plump beef- country-proven technique to determine family’s concrete stamped fire pit, void hair on one’s arm and break the day’s steak tomatoes in my aunt’s garden. the distance of an impending storm. of charm and grit. Gone are the days that balmy intensity with a violent rush of On the rare afternoon that rain would How long we could stand without people practiced home gardening for the cooling rain. The sun returns and the threaten, we would stand amid rows flinching became a daring game, testing love of the earth. In his curmudgeonly air is cloaked in palpable dew. At that of sweet corn and count the seconds, our bravery, seemingly protected by heart, Ron knows that my husband and the silken stalks of corn, before we I are the best sort of gardeners, and so turned tail and ran to the shelter of he always has time and patience for us; Aunt Peggy’s kitchen bearing arm- we enjoy the craft behind the plant, the fuls of food for dinner. What I most effort behind the beauty, the satisfaction remember about that time is not the of growing your own summer meal. delightful rush of fear in my stomach, Ron patiently helped me choose the but the smell of tomato vines and earth perfect pink dahlia and listened to my clinging to the wetness of my skin. own trials with English roses. He offered Fragrance is a proven method of me some sage advice, “Plant your veg- time-travel. Recently, I acquired a etables, herbs, and flowering bulbs. En- sample of perfume that smelled, to glish roses are starting to become over- me, like everything that I loved: cedar rated.” I told him unabashedly, “Those trees in July, aging parchment, the air roses are just like beautiful women, dif- after rain, a note of bergamot resonat- ficult and demanding to deal with, but ing from a sachet of Earl Grey tea. impossible to forget.” And so I continue Even the name of the fragrance won my late July battle with beetles and black my nostalgic heart, “Book.” When spot, patiently awaiting my pink ladies I applied the perfume to my pulse to once again turn their glance toward points, I felt alive and unencum- me and cast their fragrance into the air. bered. I was again that child standing Herbs and flowers have long been in the heat of an herbaceous field. associated with legend and folklore. To my husband and son, I smelled While it is commonly known that like I belonged in Alaska and had to the shamrock brings good fortune, forgo basic hygiene for survival.