Peter Declan O'BrienI have been following events in Israel with increasing alarm as the casualty count rises.Initial Reaction to Hamas' Hostilities Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 2023
Peter Declan O'BrienReduce your life to its basic things So you may experience the joy it brings Love your family and…Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
Peter Declan O'BrienI fear the direction our country is headed and why leaving it increasingly makes sense.I moved from Ireland to California twenty-four years ago at the relatively advanced age of thirty-one. Unlike many immigrants my motives…Aug 18, 2022Aug 18, 2022
Peter Declan O'BrienThere will be no go juice...While watching live TV, I accidentally strayed into ad territory and was presented with the unhappy image of a guy who looked about my age…Nov 17, 2021Nov 17, 2021
Peter Declan O'BrienI’m the biggest loser for watching The Biggest Loser.I’m watching The Biggest Loser with my wife. While It’s not something I’d normally watch, there was nothing else on TV tonight, and I…May 30, 2021May 30, 2021
Peter Declan O'BrienWake the sleeping giant.Whether they are hiding behind religion or conservatism, or both, it must be said that the men responsible for the proliferation of…May 30, 20211May 30, 20211
Peter Declan O'BrienMy final Bowie eulogy.I’ve been listening to David Bowie again this morning. At the risk of appearing mawkish, this will be my final eulogy: Bowie meant so much…May 30, 20211May 30, 20211
Peter Declan O'BrienWe didn't have a car (or a bathroom, though that was less important) until I was eight.My father bought our first car, a 1970 Volkswagen Beetle, sometime in '75. To say it was a game changer for our family would be an…May 29, 20211May 29, 20211
Peter Declan O'BrienI ain’t no freaking square!Way back in the mists of time sometime in the late ‘80’s, I was on the cusp of getting married. We were both young and money was very…May 28, 2021May 28, 2021
