Started my Christmas vacation yesterday (off until January 3rd) and promptly came down with a cold, or the flu, not sure which yet. Feeling kind of flu-ish, but I did have a flu shot this year, so hopefully it won't get too bad.
Yesterday I received the following missive from a United States based Joe Mahoney, who's graciously allowing me to post a portion of his e-mail here:
"Joe, I actually ran across your page using the beta of Google Suggests <http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&;complete=1> which is pretty cool adaptation of Google. Anyway, you are the No. 1 hit, as you know. My presence on Google is No. 11 or so. What's your secret!?! (I've not seen the guitar player, but I'm not looking too hard, either.)
I'm a Joseph Patrick and just saw a Sean Patrick Mahoney on that big Firefox ad in the New York Times. My little boy is Jonathan Patrick. Fascinating stuff, this name comparison. I could go on all day...
<<You know, one thing I don't actually know is whether these other Joe Mahoney's actually pronounce their name the same as me. I pronounce the Mahoney with three syllables; they could well pronounce it with two....>>
How would two syllables sound? Moh -nee? Sort of a slurred sounding "Money?" I have a, can't call him friend, more of a business associate I see on the road every now and then, who pronounces is that way. Mohnee or so. But, I find that three syllables are enough.
<<I'd also be curious as to where these other Joe Mahoney's came from. We hail from County Kerry Ireland, or at least my great-great grandfather did...>>
The Mahoney side of the family is from Cork or there about. They wound up in northeastern Wyoming as ranchers and then owners of a sawmill, but were wiped out in the Depression. My mother's family is Kelly and I'm not quite sure where they came from. (I guess I really should.) They wound up sprinkled along the Hudson River in New York City and West New York on the New Jersey side. Factory workers. My grandmother Mahoney is quite a genealogist and likely knows much more. I should ask.
<<I'd wrap all this up with some pithy conclusion if only I knew how, but I don't, so... later.>>
Ah, this must be genetic or something as I have nothing pithy to end with either.
If your curious about how another Joe Mahoney is going about life, here's a few links."
http://www.sportsshooter.com/joemahoney/
http://fotozilla.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503104262@N01/2272936/
5:58:09 PM 
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