I’m Heavy When Wet
by John O’Brien, Jr.
The rain falls softly, winter has gone back to fall
The Bucks beat Michigan and the Browns couldn’t quite climb the wall
Leaves are so heavy, when wet - starting to rot
They once drifted so softly, swirling on my lot
Burning reds and orange are now sludgy smelly brown
The RA ache, keeps […]
Yep, one of the idots who broke into the school where I work PT got caught (see yesterday’s blog to catch up). He took the 4 foot snake from one of the classrooms and KEPT it - in his bedroom. Seems he had a cage and food and everything already there waiting for it! Smart […]
I remember, I will always remember November 13th.
The Vacant Chair
by John O’Brien, Jr.
I asked her if she could go home or did she […]
Sons of a !@.$%^&*()_
I have a part time job as director of a latchkey program (afterschool program). The School got broken into and so much was damaged, due to the joy riders spraying fire extinguisher empty - all over everything. So school closed for a day and we had a professional company come in and […]
Veteran’s Day facts and stories
Rouge Bouquet
Veterans Day was originally known as Armistice Day and commemorated the armistice that ended World War I on November 11, 1918. The war to end all wars.Upon America’s entering World War I several state National Guard Units were called up for service in France with the American Expeditionary […]
Have a history teacher explain this … if they can.
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents […]
the war that raged
by john o’brien, jr.
My Lonely prison walls,
I put them up myself
but when I look behind me
I see only open spaces, broad green fields
of France
I read your lips
for your voice is too soft,
too musical
to distinguish the high notes
ringing
the porcupine disagrees
and the cloths of heaven tread upon my dreams
Did you hear the epic tale
of […]