Often it is the anticipation of an event that makes the event special. The wait itself adds mystery, excitement and desire. When we do not fully engage in the growing anticipation, we actually diminish the entirety of the thing itself. So, enjoy Advent. Cherish the anticipation. Be present as we wait… It’s where the ChristmasContinue reading “Veni!”
Category Archives: Family
And Still the Poppies Grow…
My address to The Doverwood Village Retirement Community On the Occasion of Veterans’ Day Ladies and gentlemen — Dear Friends — Fellow Americans… Welcome to today’s gathering and thank you — My name is Brian Griffin and I’m honored and humbled to be here today — to be a small part in this celebration — thisContinue reading “And Still the Poppies Grow…”
International Day of the Girl Child
Today is the “International Day of the Girl Child.” Approximately 49.6 percent of the world’s population is female; around 3.52 billion. As the father of a young woman, I try diligently to teach her how not to be a victim. She is strong, smart and focused, but I still worry, like so many dad’s ofContinue reading “International Day of the Girl Child”
Sociopaths Are Not Terrorists Till We Declare them Thus
OK, correct me if I am wrong… Hear me out. So, let’s assume for the sake of this post, that I am a sad, deranged and angry person with likely real sociopathic mental health challenges. In the rising pitch of the noise in my own head, I decide to commit suicide by cop and takeContinue reading “Sociopaths Are Not Terrorists Till We Declare them Thus”
The ancient hole…
There’s a hole in my soul so deep and old, I had forgotten that I never did fill it. Like an old war wound, with my coming age, it hearkens me back to days gone by and battles won and lost. Youth and years have flown and left me here now with what I haveContinue reading “The ancient hole…”
Rest Well Harambe. We’re all very sorry…
Yesterday, I reacted passionately, without appropriate background and took an emotional position in social media on the unfortunate death of Harambe, the Silverback that was dispatched by the Cincinnati Zoo to safeguard the life of the four year old child who fell into the animal’s enclosure. I am sickened by what occurred, but I did notContinue reading “Rest Well Harambe. We’re all very sorry…”
Minus Hodie Lux
We are underneath that pall with you today Like the great grey scarf the sky pulls round its neck We earthen vessels gather in this place And look now upon the broken jar that days ago was you. Our fears and prayers like smoke from the thurible rise We plead to Him and to each otherContinue reading “Minus Hodie Lux”
What I know now…
Sitting here in the last few hours of my 55th year, here’s what I know now that maybe I didn’t a year ago… (1) I may never make everyone happy, but I have a real knack for piss’n everyone off. (2) I’m not the man I once was, so there’s still a chance I mightContinue reading “What I know now…”
They Served…
Here is one of the first pictures taken of my mother and father as a couple along with one of the last… They both served. In fact they met while serving and the result was 14 children (6 of which also served — one of whom never returned) and a forty-seven year marriage. They wereContinue reading “They Served…”
WARNING: Sappy Rant To Follow!
OK, do you see that face? Do you see the anticipation and fear mixed in that smile? I am the cause of those dueling emotions… I am the life bet she was just about to make… I still am. That is the face of the most wonderful, beautiful woman that 27 years ago today becameContinue reading “WARNING: Sappy Rant To Follow!”
Why Eye Write 