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The Christmas Spirit &Raquo; Notes To Self By Mark Obrien

The Christmas Spirit

Just like our story, the original Christmas tales were stories of searching, not so much for the lost, as for the familiar. Mary and Joseph sought in Bethlehem — the home of their familial ancestry — a place to start their own family; the three kings from the East journeyed beneath the sentinel star to […]

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Straighten Out The Language &Raquo; Notes To Self By Mark Obrien

Straighten Out the Language

First, I would straighten out the language. (Confucius, asked how he’d restore order to the world) I’ve recently come to two equally important conclusions: I need to relax more. If I were a director of a TV show, I’d carry a red card in my pocket like a soccer referee. Here’s why: Exhibit A Anne […]

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Feelin’ Galoovey &Raquo; Notes To Self By Mark Obrien

Feelin’ Galoovey

During a visit to my primary care physician on Election Day, he told me my lab tests had revealed acute, chronic Bonkus of the Konkus. “How long have I had that?” I asked. “Probably your whole life,” he said. “But it’s probably flaring up because of the election.” “Am I in trouble?” I asked. With […]

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Black, No Sugar &Raquo; Notes To Self By Mark Obrien

Black, No Sugar

If you’re anything like me, you have days in which, on things you’ve seen a million times, you suddenly notice something you’ve never noticed before. So it was that Saturday morning, I reached for the box of Melitta Coffee filters for which I reach every day, more than once on most days. The word, German, […]

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Stereo Stoners &Raquo; Notes To Self By Mark Obrien

Stereo Stoners

It was 1975. I was 21 years old. It was time to buy my first serious stereo system because if it was 1975 and you were 21 years old, that’s what you were supposed to do. I enlisted by buddy, George, to aid me in purchasing the requisite components — a stereo receiver, a turntable, […]

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My Signature Dish &Raquo; Notes To Self By Mark Obrien

My Signature Dish

I don’t why. But I love to watch Beat Bobby Flay on the Food Channel. Maybe it’s that Bobby Flay is such an accomplished chef and restauranteur. Or maybe it’s just that he’s such a charming gentleman and all around good guy. But that doesn’t really matter. In any case, the format of the show […]

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