“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!” – Barry Goldwater (1964). Wrong idea then. Wrong idea now. Sometimes I get frustrated at the graying of the line between American Exceptionalism and Extremism.Continue reading “E pluribus unum”
Author Archives: Bosco O'Brian
The Times They Are A Changing
As my son gets ready to begin his university experience at The Harvard on the Hocking, Ohio University in a couple of weeks and I get prepared to write the big, fat check, I worry for the people his age and ultimately our nation. I watched as the school system here systematically removed music, art,Continue reading “The Times They Are A Changing”
Penny Funnel Looks Like Life
So, as I was rereading all the posts on my status for yesterday, an image came to mind. It was one of those spiral vortex things that always used to be around the checkout areas of restaurants or in museums and other places for coaxing you out of your spare change. You know, those big,Continue reading “Penny Funnel Looks Like Life”
Year – Month – Week – Day…
Do you remember when a year took a year, a month took a month, a week took a week and a day took a whole day? Here we are staring at August — the end of the summer — almost back to school — and I don’t think I have all the Christmas decorations putContinue reading “Year – Month – Week – Day…”
21 Problems All Sarcastic People Will Understand
Your sense of humor could be described as an “acquired taste.” Sarcasm slips out of your mouth so often that you often forget you’re doing it. You have to tell people when you’re being serious, because they’re so used to you making jokes. And since your default is sarcasm, you have a hard time turningContinue reading “21 Problems All Sarcastic People Will Understand”
That’s me in the crowd…
I put this image up because it is one of the images most of us think of when we think of this day. However, I challenge you to find a different image today… See yourself in today… see yourself in Judas, sharing His table, and then betraying Him. Or in the soldiers and temple police,Continue reading “That’s me in the crowd…”
There is love …
There is love, like, respect and indifference. These are the ways we are provided to treat our fellow men. Love is strong, but often destructive. It is the single-most significant force in all the universe. It has moved man to great acts of passion that range from the infinitely altruistic and romantic to the darkest recesses ofContinue reading “There is love …”
My Very Own “Bridge At San Luis Rey”
Every now and then I find myself caught up in and perhaps thinking too long about shortcuts I have taken and mistakes I have made. It is easy when in one of those periodic down-cycles to reflect on what one has done and where one has been. But, be careful; if you linger in thereContinue reading “My Very Own “Bridge At San Luis Rey””
Things that make you say “hummmm” to yourself
In the category of simple things that will amaze you; True story… We are in Toledo today for a marching band competition and we decided to go to lunch at the Applebee’s near the mall where the kids are having a well deserved afternoon break and waiting on the results from the morning preliminary competition.Continue reading “Things that make you say “hummmm” to yourself”
I’m all aglow…
She rises! Suddenly Moon-shadows flood across my lawn! In the midst of the darkness, night recedes and reveals the things of the day all in the midst of evening splendor. My night is aglow with a blue moonlight wash, and I sit here upon my porch and listen to music of midnight.
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