Category Archives: Spiritality

Memorial Day – 2013

Posted on 28/05/2013 by Bobo

I was honored yesterday by being asked to be the keynote speaker at the Lake Township – Walbridge, OH Memorial Day Service. The mayor, Ed Kolonko, and I are good friends and he been asked to speak, but he deferred … Continue reading →

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Keep Your Distance, Stranger

Posted on 04/04/2013 by Bobo

Keep Your Distance, Stranger keep your distance Stranger, …stay away! i can sense your interest, …in wondering if i will play. into my life you have all come. friends, foes and lovers, …one by one. i have played with you, … Continue reading →

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A Nation of Law?

Posted on 04/04/2013 by Bobo

We profess to be a ‘Nation of Law(s),’ and at one time, we might have been.  I don’t think we are anymore… From my observation people today tend to follow only the laws that suit them.  If a ‘law’ is … Continue reading →

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Hope?

Posted on 04/04/2013 by Bobo

I am reading a book, “Grandfather,” by Tom Brown.  It’s a book about a Native American’s search for truth and harmony with nature.  I am just about finished with it… I have gravitated toward Native American spirituality here in sobriety.  … Continue reading →

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Harry’s Neighbor

Posted on 05/03/2013 by Bobo

Harry has a neighbor who is “none too bright.”  I have met him, and I would think describing him as “half-bright” sometimes would be a “stretch.”  But he treats Harry well, so Harry ‘tolerates’ him.  With all his incessant whining … Continue reading →

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“They Ain’t Going to Lock Me Up, Either!”

Posted on 22/02/2013 by Bobo

“I’m nuts and I know it.  But so long as I make ’em laugh, they ain’t going to lock me up.”  Red Skelton. There’s a reason I liked Red Skelton so much – I can ‘relate!’

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Child Molestors

Posted on 20/02/2013 by Bobo

A Lakota child once asked his Mother why there didn’t seem to be any ‘child molesters’ in their tribe.  Without emotion, she told him, “Because when we see this behavior in an individual, we kill them.”  Such a simple approach, … Continue reading →

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The Rebel…

Posted on 15/02/2013 by Bobo

After I had worked with Bev for about a year, she gave this to me… Is anybody happier today because you passed their way? Does anyone remember that you spoke to them today? The day is almost over, and its … Continue reading →

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“The Gent”

Posted on 14/02/2013 by Bobo

I have always loved Red Skelton.  I loved him for his humor, his humility and his work as an artist.  Red painted clowns and I knew that one of the first things I was going to buy after my first … Continue reading →

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Loneliness, and Aloneness…

Posted on 08/02/2013 by Bobo

A couple years ago, my cousin Gary sent a book to me, “Grandfather,” by Tom Brown.  It is a story of a Native American who lived ‘without limits or time.’  As described by Mr. Brown, ‘his life was one of … Continue reading →

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