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    THE TRUTH MATTERS
    JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT Admin
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 5 min

    THE TRUTH MATTERS

    TRUTH STILL MATTERS Our nation’s most dangerous bully has met his match. With her last words Ruth Bader Ginsburg will help bring Donald J...
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    CONVENTIONAL THOUGHTS
    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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    WAKE UP AMERICA!
    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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    GENTLE MEN
    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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    AFTER INDEPENDENCE DAY
    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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    AMERICA’S PARTY POSTPONED
    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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    FINDING THE WORDS
    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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    LISTENING
    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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    DENNIS
    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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    COMORBIDITIES
    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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    OLLY OLLY OXEN FREE
    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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    INTERMISSION
    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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    MISSING
    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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    SPRINGTIME
    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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    THE GIGGLE ECONOMY
    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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    STAYING APART AND KEEPING IT TOGETHER
    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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    PUTTING THINGS BEHIND US
    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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    WHAT’S GOING ON
    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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    SAYING GOODBYE TO MARCH
    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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    GOOD NEWS SPRING IS HERE
    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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