September 2014 ianohio.com The Queen Joins The High Kings photo by John O’Brien, Jr. 2 IAN Ohio “We’ve Always Been Green!” www.ianohio.com SEPTEMBER 2014 Editors Corner returned, for the sun and Live a life less ordinary; another floatation or effect. There is a difference between scenery. I was part of that Live a life extraordinary, device, for the being nice, and being good. Be good. salad bowl of America: With me father. He could Want to figure out what to do with Hispanics, African- Live a life less sedentary; not swim either. your life? Be something beautiful Americans, Caucasians Live a life evolutionary, Then, another for God. That’s it. It is that simple. sat side-by-side and With me man burst across If you don’t believe in God, you no one cared. We were - Life Less Ordinary, the sand. With lose nothing by being good, but working on tans, or Carbon Leaf a long graceful gain respect, both spiritual and burns, or just enjoying leap, he dived in the eyes of other men, by do- what has been a spectac- across, and then ing good for others when there is ular summer, appreciated more for the into the water. He swam out. With no perceived reward for yourself. long cold winter in the rear view mirror. power, the man quickly reached the The greatness of a man can nearly When a child got in trouble, we all panicked boy and girl. Reassurance always be measured by his willing- John O’Brien, Jr. jumped in the water. A bright yellow in strength and skill, he calmed both ness to be kind. That only leads to inner tube drifted with the tide. Too late, siblings. The three made their way back more open doors, more rewards. Be a child saw the drifting with the tide; on the legs of the one who could swim. leaven for the world; plant seeds One Salad ... brother and sister went after it, using a By the time they got back to shore, the and nurture the flowers – what a We are many nations, but a descrip- brown inner tube to steady them. 300 Sheriff’s, Police and Rescue units were wonderful world it would be. tion that sticks in my head is the U.S. yards out, they realized the push of all on scene; secure everyone was ok Friendships break down; even is a salad bowl. For good health, lots wind and tide were faster, they would People are sometimes surprised tragedies break down, the self-im- of multi colored ingredients are mixed never catch the tube, and they let it go. when they see a newspaper column posed barriers between people. No together, dressed in choice of different They turned, to return, to the beach. of someone winning an award or one is born knowing how to hate. flavors. Add some nuts, or some flakes, 50 yards onward, the sister realized recognition, for a service or achieve- They learn it. They can unlearn it a mustard seed, music for the taste buds ment, above and beyond living. too. It is easier to act your way into a ... they all make for a great Perhaps we didn’t even know new way of thinking than to think your way to fuel the body and the about that portion of someone’s way into a new way of acting; work mind of a person, or a country. life, a defining part of their life. and action; matter and form. If you I think, when something bad What we know, how much aren’t the lead dog, the scenery never happens, Like Ariel Castro, or we know, of someone, is only a changes. So the learned hate, doesn’t 9-11, those pieces parts fall window view into a life; a trailer get unlearned, it is passed on to the next down the list of our priorities; in a movie, not the full movie. It is generation. Kids are our future and our they don’t matter. We become someone’s perception of the high- legacy. What’s it gonna be? Gonna lead? one: we unite to fight, or to lights, maybe all of them. Or there celebrate. Unfortunately, that may be more dramas, more excite- Slán, John... One voice; One message seems ment, more surprises, yet to come. to wear off, and we cheaply, We all know we should never sometimes anonymously, take “Follow me where I go, what judge a movie from a clip, nor can I do and who I know; a pot shot at our countrymen we judge a life from the window for no reason other than to try O’Bent Enterprises includes: seat. It is enticing, but it is not the www.twitter.com/jobjr to make ourselves feel superior; Did her brother, pushing her back to shore, full Monty. We don’t know their joys, it work? A land of immigrants should www.facebook.com/Ohio- was in trouble. She waved, she yelled, their sorrows; their trials and their tri- IrishAmericanNews be wise to the trials of their fathers, and suddenly, a peaceful, sunning umphs. We sit at the window, looking in, and not exact those same hatreds on www.linkedin.com/in/jobjr/ http:// beach, was galvanized. First her father but we don’t see past the walls. Be kind- songsandstories.net/myblog/feed/ the fathers to be, or their children. went in, but he could not swim. He er than necessary, for someone is always On the day after a beach wedding, I shouted, another relative went in, with fighting a battle unseen, in its fierceness, TREEHOUSE BAR 820 College Ave. Cleveland, OH 44113 216.696.2505 Open 365 Days a Year Every Thursday is Irish Night 7 – 10pm Now Serving Lunch Open Seisiún – Satuday and Sunday Traditional musicians of all ages welcome! 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