Posted by Brad Osborne on March 14, 2023 · 13 Comments
They say, “Look before you leap”,
A moment to consider cost.
But don’t dare fall asleep,
For “He who hesitates is lost”.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 7, 2022 · 21 Comments
Can I pick my spirit animal,
Have some say in my avatar…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 12, 2022 · 16 Comments
They say, “Look before you leap”,
A moment to consider cost.
But don’t dare fall asleep,
For “He who hesitates is lost”.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 25, 2021 · 16 Comments
Play along and leave your list of thoughtful gifts…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 29, 2021 · 23 Comments
I remember laughing with friends about the fact that in 1969 we could put a man on the moon with the computing power of one of today’s lesser cell phones, and yet it took us 40 more years to figure out we could put a flat bottom on a taco shell.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 29, 2021 · 20 Comments
I wanted nothing more than to see my brother eaten by a bear.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 19, 2021 · 24 Comments
“I was once run over by an airplane”.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 25, 2020 · 19 Comments
Play along and leave your list of thoughtful gifts…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 21, 2020 · 15 Comments
These are the gems amongst the stone,
Consonants cannot stand all alone,
“A”, “E”, “I”, “O”, “U”, and “Y”,
Find in each word their alibi.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 4, 2020 · 24 Comments
They say, “Look before you leap”,
A moment to consider cost.
But don’t dare fall asleep,
For “He who hesitates is lost”.
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Surreal Santa’s List – Play Here
Posted by Brad Osborne on December 25, 2021 · 16 Comments
Play along and leave your list of thoughtful gifts…
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