Again, I'm compelled to say that several years ago I wrote a piece for the NYT about me and my dad's shared love of Enya. In it, I mentioned that her music has been known to bring my father to tears and the fact-checking was so rigorous that they called my own dad - twice - to ask if this was true.

April 03, 2026 - 21:35 UTC

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That’s even better than the one Ian Hamilton recounts in The Trouble with Money.
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This is glorious. I should add my dad DENIED crying to Enya, prompting me to remind him of several occasions - her version of 'How Can I Keep From Singing?' being a repeat offender.

'Ah' said he, suddenly recalling perfectly, 'should I call them back'.

'They'll call you', said I. And they did!
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They called my aunt Joan to confirm that she's a "questionable driver"
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Ha!!!
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My hope, and my prayer, is that we return to the Time of Relative Competence.
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We posted our engagement announcement in the NYT because my in laws were NYers and we thought they'd be pleased. They edited my bio to take out "guest star" from a TV show I was on multiple times bcuz all my scenes had less than 5 lines.

They fact checked my glorified extra work.
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