Brigid’s Cross 10th Anniversary party
Had a fantastic night last night. Brigid’s Cross had their 10th Anniversary party at the WSIA. I volunteer there a lot and cooked for a couple of hours before watching the show. If you’ve never heard Brigid’s Cross, check them out. Brigid’s Cross on MySpace - they are in my Top […]
searching for receptors
by john obrien jr
im slacking on blogs
i havent written in days
from rains gray barometer
and the lack of suns rays
my hands hurt fiercely
and my wrist are in flame
lifes random circumstance
no fault is to blame
forgive me my weakness
im worn from decades of fight
from struggling to stand tall
when arthritis bends with all its might
decades like water
over […]
Number 10 - Life is sexually transmitted.
Number 9 - Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
Number 8 - Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.
Number 7 - Give a person a fish and you feed them for a […]
cringe bent
by john o’brien, jr.
three days straight, the rain has come
I raced to cut the lawn before it hit
I knew -unbendable steel fingers
rebar thick ankles - pogo sticks with negative bounce
only sleep brings sweet, blessed relief
‘cept I can’t sleep
“back like an ironwood, bent by the wind”
that’s me.
less judgmental, more understanding,
of the marginal
disenfranchised
I am not them,
but […]
The Flight of the Earls refers to the emigration of Irelands best and brightest leaders,
in 1607, after defeat in a long running battle. The vacuum left by this flight was felt
for centuries after. In the 1980s, when unemployment soared again, many if the best
and brightest left Ireland again, not in fear of death or famine, […]
Streets of New York
by Liam Reilly
I was eighteen years old when I went down to Dublin
With a fistful of money and a cartload of dreams
Take your time said me father stop rushing like hell
And remember all’s not what it seems to be.
For there’s fellas would cut ye for the coat on your back
Or the watch […]
Woman of Mystery
by John OBrien, Jr.
She tickles my nose
tantalizes my eyes and senses
like a cold that chose only one symptom
to remind us of her presence, a lingering scent.
In her benevolent humor,
she chooses the sneeze
and delights in presenting it over and over again
in new, quickly successive jerky releases,
back spasming the penalty for liberation.
She is out of […]
GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work
This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola executive It came from one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton. It’s worth your consideration.
Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to $ 4.00 a gallon by next summer and it […]
What a great Mother’s Day. The in-town family gathered, for mass and an Irish breakfast at the WSIA. Mmmm love those Irish sausages. Collected up some music and went down to Case Western University to join the Beyond the Pale Irish Radio show, with Roger Weist, on FM 91.1 to promote Festival Legends: Songs & […]
1.) The Value of Time
2.) The Success of Perseverance
3.) The Pleasure of Working
4.) The Dignity of Simplicity
5.) The Worth of Character
6.) The Power of Kindness
7.) The Influence of Example
8.) The Obligation of Duty
9.) The Wisdom of Economy
10.) The Virtue of Patience
11.) The Improvement of Talent
12) The Joy of Originating
13.) The Value of Calmness