Bosco O'Brian

Another Tax! I’m Shocked!

“To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.”. Thomas Jefferson. It is foolhardy to believe that we will ever all feel good about our taxes. It is not something that anyone will ever become completely comfortable with, but there must be some basisContinue reading “Another Tax! I’m Shocked!”

I made this hot mess…

I’ve been watching with an almost out-of-body-like perspective lately as my families goes through another of so many changes. My son is seventeen now and my daughter nearly fourteen. We raised them to have their own hearts, mind and voices… and I am here to tell you, that is not always easy, comfortable or prettyContinue reading “I made this hot mess…”

“…Morally Straight”

I am a very proud, tried and true, died-in-the-wool, Adult Volunteer Scout Leader… I am involved at every level of Scouting in my region. I proudly proclaim that I am or have been, Cub Scout Pack Leader; Boy Scout Troop Committee Chair, Vice Chair; District Leadership Committee – Communications Chair; Newsletter Adviser for my Lodge in Order ofContinue reading ““…Morally Straight””

I have a dream…

I have a dream… And in my dream, in a town somewhere, in a High School like most any other, it is early in the morning on the first day of the school year… All of the schools’ students and staff are gathered in a darkened gymnasium and the mood is that of a pepContinue reading “I have a dream…”

Before The Fall

So, I’ve started this HCG diet thing… this weekend was Phase I where I dosed with the HCG and then ate as much stuff as I could. Well, it was a pretty busy weekend, so I really didn’t do all that much gratuitous eating. Saturday was a complete blur with only a few probably poor choices along theContinue reading “Before The Fall”

“Gott segne unsere edlen Werk”

I am blessed to belong to a group of people, many of whom are first generation German immigrants, called the Cincinnati Kolping Society. The organization is built around the idea embodied in its motto; “Gott segne unsere edlen Werk” which translates to God bless our noble work. So today more than other days, I thankContinue reading ““Gott segne unsere edlen Werk””

They just weren’t thinking and now too many of us will remember him that way…

I felt the same way last evening watching Clint Eastwood at the Republican National Convention as I did the last time I saw Frank Sinatra in concert. Old Blue Eyes was forgetting the order of the show, he was forgetting his words… it was a mess. There were moments of grace, greatness and brilliance, butContinue reading “They just weren’t thinking and now too many of us will remember him that way…”

“Authentic Frontier Gibberish”

Over the past few days, weeks and months, as I’ve been listening to our political discourse spin, bend, distort and even fabricate daily soundbites used by each party to beat each other about the head and shoulders, I have come to know that the absolute official language of these United States of America is mostContinue reading ““Authentic Frontier Gibberish””

We put the “FUN” is Dysfunctional!

It occurred to me that there may actually be no such thing as the dysfunctional family. The way I see it, prior to the industrialization and urbanization of America, most families were more spread out geographically from one another and at the same time a great deal more dependent upon each other for their health, wealth and prosperity.Continue reading “We put the “FUN” is Dysfunctional!”

The lady doth protest too much, methinks

The quotation “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” comes from Shakespeare‘s Hamlet, Act III, scene II, where it is spoken by Queen Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother. The phrase has come to mean that one can “insist so passionately about something not being true that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.” The phrase is often misquotedContinue reading “The lady doth protest too much, methinks”