Category Archives: Wisdom

“Charlie-Mikes”

Posted on 20/09/2011 by Bobo

I would much rather face a 7-level North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gunner than a “Charlie-Mike” – any day!  A “Charlie-Mike” is a mother between say, 25 and 38, of a darling little kid who attends the Lial Catholic school just around … Continue reading →

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Philosophy 101

Posted on 06/09/2011 by Bobo

(This category, “Philosophy,” is one that I am going to use to share the philosophies that have guided my life.  I have quite a few of them that I have acquired over the years; that have “guided” me on my … Continue reading →

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Okiksapa 2: Thunderstorms

Posted on 03/09/2011 by Bobo

We just had a wonderful thunderstorm roll through Whitehouse, OH tonight.  Have you ever noticed how much greener the grass is after a thunderstorm?   This is because the lightening releases nitrogen  in the air, which is then picked up by … Continue reading →

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Kinda Sums It Up…

Posted on 02/09/2011 by Bobo

I picked this little “gem” up just the other day: “If you can learn to fly as a Lieutenant, and not forget how to fly by the time you’re a Lieutenant Colonel,  you will have lived a happy Life!” …Oh, … Continue reading →

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A Teller of Stories

Posted on 30/08/2011 by Bobo

I have always loved “stories.”  As a kid I loved to listen to my Mom and Dad tell stories of their respective childhoods.  Then I loved the stories of Vacation Bible School.  Many of those stories are with me today.  … Continue reading →

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Okiksapa 1

Posted on 30/08/2011 by Bobo

Never trust a fart over 50.

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Okiksapa

Posted on 30/08/2011 by Bobo

‘Okiksapa’ is a Lakota Sioux word meaning, “to have gained wisdom from experience.” When I got sober I was looking “to make sense of it all.”  I walked out of a 28-day program at 48 and thought to myself, “What … Continue reading →

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