All Posts Tagged With: "fight"
No Yellow Ribbons Here
What are some words used to describe me? Intense, forceful, resolute, aggressive, difficult, stubborn, unyielding, Aries – You get the idea – My history is one of confrontation and unforgiving in-your-face anger. There are regular videos on facebook of soldiers returning home unannounced to reunite with their families. The families choke up and well with […]
5Dec2017 | Thomas Franklin | 1 comment | Continued
More on My Emotionally Disturbed Friend
I wrote recently on the escapades of my emotionally disturbed friend – well – today saw a significant turn of events. I thought about writing the other day to report that life seemed better for that man of great hurt and grief. I would have said I thought he had turned a positive corner. He […]
11Oct2014 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on More on My Emotionally Disturbed Friend | Continued
A Personal Fight With Social Injustice
Most of my adult life people have treated me as if I am particularly intelligent. Some have openly called me intellectual. My thought was usually that they were mistaken, that I am well read and speak well. When I take a shower and dress in a suit I present pretty well. I did not receive […]
5Dec2013 | Gary Clark | 3 comments | Continued
…The Fight Started —
My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in bed. I turned to her and said, ‘Do you want to have Sex?’ ‘No,’ she answered. I then said, ‘Is that your final answer?’ … She didn’t even look at me this time, simply saying, ‘Yes..’ So I said, […]
19Jul2013 | Gary Clark | Comments Off on …The Fight Started — | Continued
Racists and Birthers Are Not Just Dim-Witted Rednecks
In 1776 immigration was unchecked in the American colonies. The people living here decided to form their own government and bypass the King’s tax man. Those folks wrote some rules that defined our form of Government and who was eligible to hold office. The President had to be a natural born citizen – meaning that […]
1Apr2010 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Racists and Birthers Are Not Just Dim-Witted Rednecks | Continued
Bar Room Brawls in the Middle East
Here we go again. The fighting in and around Israel reminds me of the metro section of the local news paper on Saturday morning. The small headlines on page 3B are like this: “Man stabbed in bar room brawl” or “Two shot escaping street fignt” “Lover’s quarel errupts into violence” – You get the idea. […]
4Jan2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Bar Room Brawls in the Middle East | Continued
Obama – Focal Point of Mature Stability
This election was tough. Hard hitting, loud, boisterous, negative, slanderous, and sometimes mean spirited. All of us have enjoyed and distressed over the emotional roller coaster. This was better than any Hitchcock thriller – if tense excitement is what you like. But the election is over and we are seeing the emotional aftermath. We can […]
19Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Obama – Focal Point of Mature Stability | Continued