JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminSep 23, 20205 minTHE TRUTH MATTERSTRUTH STILL MATTERS Our nation’s most dangerous bully has met his match. With her last words Ruth Bader Ginsburg will help bring Donald J...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminSep 4, 20208 minCONVENTIONAL THOUGHTSTHE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS IN TROUBLE These are tough times in all of America We are fighting the coronavirus, Covid-19, destructive...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminAug 8, 20209 minWAKE UP AMERICA!FOR SEVEN MONTHS WE HAVE KNOWN OF THE DANGERS OF THE CORONAVIRUS. FOR FIVE MONTHS SOME AMERICANS WHEN ASKED HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminJul 24, 202013 minGENTLE MENKadir Nelson Norman Rockwell Gentleness is the quality of being...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminJul 13, 20203 minAFTER INDEPENDENCE DAYLEADERS, 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...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminJul 4, 20203 minAMERICA’S PARTY POSTPONEDGOOD MORNING AMERICA, HOW ARE YOU? Steve Goodman asks this question in his great song City of New Orleans . America is in a snit. America...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminJun 26, 20206 minFINDING THE WORDSCan words end racism in our country? Probably not, but they can be an important start once we are through listening. Martin Luther King...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminJun 18, 20202 minLISTENING“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” Jimi Hendrix ON LISTENING Maybe I have been living in a bubble of decency. Until recently I...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminJun 9, 20201 minDENNISWe are all wired differently. Some of us have a low voltage hum in our heads. Our brains are filled with practical thoughts. Dennis was...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminJun 2, 20206 minCOMORBIDITIESThe coronavirus pandemic has brought medical experts and scientists out of their labs and on to our screens. When allowed to talk they...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminMay 26, 202017 minOLLY OLLY OXEN FREEMEMORIAL DAY 2020 At the start of a war against a fierce opponent we should pause and remind ourselves of those who have fought and...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminMay 19, 20203 minINTERMISSIONI could always disappear into live jazz. Live jazz has been a wonderful addiction that I have never been able to shake. Players with...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminMay 11, 20206 minMISSINGThe Dirty Dog Jazz Café will remain closed until our jazz family can again safely gather in an intimate setting to hear live jazz. What...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminMay 4, 20206 minSPRINGTIMEThe Dirty Dog Jazz Café will remain closed until our jazz family can again safely gather in an intimate setting to hear live jazz. What...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminApr 27, 202013 minTHE GIGGLE ECONOMYThe Dirty Dog Jazz Café will remain closed until our jazz family can again safely gather in an intimate setting to hear live jazz. What...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminApr 20, 20203 minSTAYING APART AND KEEPING IT TOGETHERThe Dirty Dog Jazz Café will remain closed until our jazz family can again safely gather in an intimate setting to hear live jazz. What...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminApr 13, 20209 minPUTTING THINGS BEHIND USThe Dirty Dog Jazz Café will remain closed until our jazz family can again safely gather in an intimate setting to hear live jazz. What...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminApr 6, 202013 minWHAT’S GOING ONThe Dirty Dog Jazz Café will remain closed until our jazz family can again safely gather in an intimate setting to hear live jazz. What...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminMar 30, 20207 minSAYING GOODBYE TO MARCHThe Dirty Dog Jazz Café will remain closed until our jazz family can again safely gather in an intimate setting to hear live jazz. What...
JOHN OSLER'S UPBEAT AdminMar 23, 20204 minGOOD NEWS SPRING IS HERESpring 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...