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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Sep 4, 2020
- 8 min
CONVENTIONAL THOUGHTS
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS IN TROUBLE These are tough times in all of America We are fighting the coronavirus, Covid-19, destructive...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Aug 8, 2020
- 9 min
WAKE UP AMERICA!
FOR SEVEN MONTHS WE HAVE KNOWN OF THE DANGERS OF THE CORONAVIRUS. FOR FIVE MONTHS SOME AMERICANS WHEN ASKED HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Jul 24, 2020
- 13 min
GENTLE MEN
Kadir Nelson Norman Rockwell Gentleness is the quality of being...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Jul 13, 2020
- 3 min
AFTER INDEPENDENCE DAY
LEADERS, THEN AND NOW Last week we quietly celebrated the 4th of July, or Independence Day. We looked fondly back at a time when a group...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Jul 4, 2020
- 3 min
AMERICA’S PARTY POSTPONED
GOOD MORNING AMERICA, HOW ARE YOU? Steve Goodman asks this question in his great song City of New Orleans . America is in a snit. America...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Jun 26, 2020
- 6 min
FINDING THE WORDS
Can words end racism in our country? Probably not, but they can be an important start once we are through listening. Martin Luther King...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Jun 18, 2020
- 2 min
LISTENING
“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” Jimi Hendrix ON LISTENING Maybe I have been living in a bubble of decency. Until recently I...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
DENNIS
We are all wired differently. Some of us have a low voltage hum in our heads. Our brains are filled with practical thoughts. Dennis was...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Jun 2, 2020
- 6 min
COMORBIDITIES
The coronavirus pandemic has brought medical experts and scientists out of their labs and on to our screens. When allowed to talk they...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- May 26, 2020
- 17 min
OLLY OLLY OXEN FREE
MEMORIAL DAY 2020 At the start of a war against a fierce opponent we should pause and remind ourselves of those who have fought and...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- May 19, 2020
- 3 min
INTERMISSION
I could always disappear into live jazz. Live jazz has been a wonderful addiction that I have never been able to shake. Players with...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- May 11, 2020
- 6 min
MISSING
The Dirty Dog Jazz Café will remain closed until our jazz family can again safely gather in an intimate setting to hear live jazz. What...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- May 4, 2020
- 6 min
SPRINGTIME
The Dirty Dog Jazz Café will remain closed until our jazz family can again safely gather in an intimate setting to hear live jazz. What...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Apr 27, 2020
- 13 min
THE GIGGLE ECONOMY
The Dirty Dog Jazz Café will remain closed until our jazz family can again safely gather in an intimate setting to hear live jazz. What...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Apr 20, 2020
- 3 min
STAYING APART AND KEEPING IT TOGETHER
The Dirty Dog Jazz Café will remain closed until our jazz family can again safely gather in an intimate setting to hear live jazz. What...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Apr 13, 2020
- 9 min
PUTTING THINGS BEHIND US
The Dirty Dog Jazz Café will remain closed until our jazz family can again safely gather in an intimate setting to hear live jazz. What...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Apr 6, 2020
- 13 min
WHAT’S GOING ON
The Dirty Dog Jazz Café will remain closed until our jazz family can again safely gather in an intimate setting to hear live jazz. What...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Mar 30, 2020
- 7 min
SAYING GOODBYE TO MARCH
The Dirty Dog Jazz Café will remain closed until our jazz family can again safely gather in an intimate setting to hear live jazz. What...
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JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
- Mar 23, 2020
- 4 min
GOOD NEWS SPRING IS HERE
Spring is here. However, in Michigan the weatherman is the last to hear. As I am writing this, secure and isolated inside my home, it is...
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