Posted by Brad Osborne on December 9, 2019 · 24 Comments
Definition:
1 : an association of people with similar interests or pursuits…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 21, 2019 · 1 Comment
Ne’er on my shoulder
Need wrap insincere your arm
Vaudevillian hook
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 4, 2019 · 19 Comments
How do we pick our friends? Are they haphazard connections brought about by fate or kismet?
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 3, 2019 · 5 Comments
I am gone now,
but do not be sad.
I have lived my life.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 13, 2019 · Leave a Comment
I put it simply to them, “with each day that goes by my simply writing it gets to be a little more “enough” and the desire to share it fades a little correspondingly”…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 12, 2019 · 3 Comments
That strength is never shown in the lack of action or compassion given with a lack of honest words.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 10, 2019 · 2 Comments
Yeah, she shows some wear. Any woman her age would. She has had some hard miles in her life and I have been with her for all of them. We weathered the good times and the stormy days together. I have laughed with her and cried with her too. And when the sum of … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 3, 2012 · 4 Comments
It is often said, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”. And I guess, as with all general idioms about life, that is mostly true. We miss our friends, partners, and family when their absence is short-term and circumstantially required. When they are off on a business trip, vacation, or other activity that makes them geographically separated … Continue reading →
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commonsensiblyspeaking 
Post Script to ‘I Found My Line’
Posted by Brad Osborne on May 13, 2019 · Leave a Comment
I put it simply to them, “with each day that goes by my simply writing it gets to be a little more “enough” and the desire to share it fades a little correspondingly”…
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