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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Reconciling . . .

https://www.thetipiraisers.org/reconciliation-work.html

(from http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/10/deranged-trump-letter-calls-impeachment-unconstitutional.html)
". . . (U.S. law) is premised on neutral rules, mediated by precedent and constructed with the goal of some notion of abstract fairness. . . (Donald Trump's worldview) is rooted in an entitlement to absolute domination regardless of circumstance. . . The White House letter rejecting the House impeachment inquiry is an effort to reconcile the irreconcilable. . . His every response to impeachment proves its necessity. . ."

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Saturday, September 15, 2018

The Trick . . .

. . . to taking the high road

. . . is making sure that no one realizes that you are taking the high road. So you must, in effect, execute the triple-whammy of :

1. knowing that your goal is the right and proper one without saying so [possibly most important and trickiest]

2. taking the right tack in presenting (arguing? discussing?) your case diplomatically

3. doing both of the above in a manner that betrays no 'superiority', sarcasm or preachiness

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Friday, August 24, 2018

Advice . . .

. . . is certainly easily obtained
At a rate of about 'a dime a dozen'
Experts abound
Some asking more
Others asking less
For sharing their precious wisdom
"Budget?" they ask
To which I say No
"Goals" they inquire
Well most certainly Yes!
I want to make music
For you and the rest

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Monday, May 7, 2018

Upheaval . . .

Complications
Multiple frustrations
All is in upheaval
To accomplish good cause
Conscience will be
Undisturbed in the end
And purpose well served

'This too shall pass'
Said President and Poet
To which I may add-
My selfish goal
Shall be several steps closer

Augment In 3 With Dishes
©2018 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Friday, May 26, 2017

Quotes . . .

(https://www.axios.com/10-quotes-from-trumps-speech-to-muslim-world-2416540167.html)
1. "We are adopting a principled realism ... Our friends will never question our support, and our enemies will never doubt our determination. ... [W]herever possible, we will seek gradual reforms – not sudden intervention."

2. "Our goal is a coalition of nations who share the aim of stamping out extremism and providing our children a hopeful future that does honor to God."

3. "We are not here to lecture — we are not here to tell other people how to live, what to do, who to be, or how to worship. Instead, we are here to offer partnership."

4. "Every time a terrorist murders an innocent person, and falsely invokes the name of God, it should be an insult to every person of faith."

5. "But we can only overcome this evil if the forces of good are united and strong — and if everyone in this room does their fair share and fulfills their part of the burden."

6. "Terrorism has spread across the world. But the path to peace begins right here, on this ancient soil, in this sacred land."

7. "America is prepared to stand with you ... But the nations of the Middle East cannot wait for American power to crush this enemy for them."

8. "This is not a battle between different faiths, different sects, or different civilizations. This is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life, and decent people of all religions who seek to protect it.This is a battle between good and evil."

9. "That means honestly confronting the crisis of Islamist extremism and the Islamist terror groups it inspires. And it means standing together against the murder of innocent Muslims, the oppression of women, the persecution of Jews, and the slaughter of Christians."

10. "Religious leaders must make this absolutely clear: Barbarism will deliver you no glory — piety to evil will bring you no dignity. If you choose the path of terror, your life will be empty, your life will be brief, and your soul will be condemned."

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Saturday, December 17, 2016

Selling . . .

Sales Persons don't sell products. They sell themselves. They can disregard as many facts as they desire to accomplish their goal - making a sale. They know how to stir emotions. They take advantage of the emtional beings we humans are. They say all the right things to us. They promise to help. There is no desire on their part to sincerely help us. They want to sell. When caught up in their siren's song we feel understood and that we will soon be made happy by this person and her 'wares.' If we are not careful, and whether or not their product is what we need or actually everything they tell us it is . . . WE WILL BUY IT!

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Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Obstacles . . .

(http://www.inc.com/kevin-daum/4-tips-for-overcoming-obstacles.html)
1. Embrace Self-Awareness
If you don't see the obstacle or believe it's a hindrance, you'll never reach your goals, blaming everything and everyone but the person responsible. This is particularly obstructive to resolving Habitual Obstacles.

2. Use Time to Your Advantage
This is most important with External Obstacles. You must learn to manage your impatience and be ready when the smoke clears. The harder the obstacle, the more time it will take to overcome. Set a preliminary schedule with clear milestones so you can track forward or backward progress. This way you'll see the cumulative impact of miniscule change.

3. Commit to Focused Discipline
It's easy to get distracted with the present. Business people are just that--busy! There is always a fire to put out or a new critical opportunity to distract you. True discipline is about making yourself emotionally commit time and effort to your benefit regardless of external factors.

4. Engage Your Own Creativity
I like to create rhythm in my life so I can freely engage the creative part of my brain for problem solving. There's no better place to apply expansive thinking than on issues holding you back.

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Friday, May 15, 2015

It's Not . . .

. . . really all about me . . .

On occasion when I'm alone, driving, waiting or otherwise alone with my thoughts, I find myself thinking about when my children were young and those memories conjure up a multitude of feelings and emotions. All of the sentimental (some more melodramatic than others) graduation ceremonies marking their progress through various stages of their young education, the birthday celebrations and the special occasions like the Sesame Street stage presentation or the circus. Some are thoroughly joyous - like those little faces on a Christmas morning when that day held such faithful anticipation. Some are just satisfyingly pleasant - like the daily drive to the daycare center when one rapscallion in the back seat munched his dry Cheerios from a plastic sandwich bag bathing the entire interior of the car in an oaty, fresh-baked goods aroma. Or even a helplessly alarming panic I experienced when all three of them (and one buddy) were in an automobile accident and called me at the office to inform me of the event. (No serious injuries fortunately.)

I remember equally well, when each of them reached the age of 'non-childhood' and no longer needed to relate the gory details of their schoolday, homework assignment or friend's attitude on a particular day and, although still willing to offer a hug, no longer required one from me on such a regular basis.

In fact, their rapidly maturing bodies no longer desired the intimate hug/cuddle/squeeze or whatever that was so meaningful (mutually) in the past. I missed that. But I understood and I got over it.

But that's okay. I loved every minute of it. Sometimes there were no other deep thoughts or enlightening perspectives but I was so totally absorbed in the moment that nothing else mattered. And you know, nothing else really did. But that, like all other things, passed and these fine young individuals matured and became wonderful young men.

And though I no longer need to drive anyone to daycare in a Cheerios-saturated automobile, I am still as committed as ever to the well-being of these guys, although my involvement now takes very different forms, because I truly and honestly believe that my job, my goal, my destiny, my highest and greatest purpose (NO EXCEPTIONS) is to ensure that these guys are happy, contented adult individuals. Any and everything else beyond that is just . . . gravy!

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(and, if you're in town, at Trax On Wax on Frederick Rd. in Catonsville, MD) OHO is Jay Graboski, David Reeve & Ray Jozwiak. Please Visit http://www.ohomusic.com

My latest solo offering, Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak, featuring original, instrumental piano music is now available at - Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak

Friday, October 3, 2014

Blood . . .

. . . Brother . . .

I'll be your Blood Brother
By your side through thick and thin
I'll be your Blood Brother
Just as long as I don't have to bloody
My ha - ands

Bar rooms sure have a funny way
Of bringing loyalty out in a man
Buy a drink and tell a joke
And buddy you've got you a friend
But keep a good eye upon that friend
Because he really doesn't give two hoots
And don't say anything about his Mom
His girlfriend or his army boots

I'll be your Blood Brother
By your side through thick and thin
I'll be your Blood Brother
Just as long as I don't have to bloody
My ha - ands

Walked into an auto-mo-showroom
I need some wheels but got no money to spend
When a guy with an ugly tie
Walks out and acts like he's my long-lost friend
I said hey Buddy I've a purpose here
And if you please I will accomplish my goal
So don't you slap me on the back again
Cause if you do I might just lose my control

I'll be your Blood Brother
By your side through thick and thin
I'll be your Blood Brother
Just as long as I don't have to bloody
My ha - ands

So please be careful when you meet someone
Who'll make a promise at the drop of a hat
And don't provide them with encouragement
You will regret the day you offered him that
Cause everybody needs some empathy
But just how willing
And how far will they go
To really help you when the chips are down
Can they be trusted half as far as you throw them

I'll be your Blood Brother
By your side through thick and thin
I'll be your Blood Brother
Just as long as I don't have to bloody
My ha - ands

Blood Brother
[by OHO - Jay Graboski, David Reeve and Ray Jozwiak, recorded live 9/21/2014 at Elk Run Vineyards]

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Friday, January 10, 2014

Two. . .

. . . from Churchill (and more)

"Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer."

"Never, never, never, never give up."
Winston Churchill

"Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
Herodotus

"If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence. Determination. The will to endure to the end, to get knocked down seventy times and get up off the floor saying, Here comes number seventy-one!"
Richard M. DeVos

"Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance."
Samuel Johnson

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another."
Walter Elliott

. . . and OHO perseveres in its quest for perfection in performance of
Slough of Despond
written by John P. Graboski and David Reeve
(OHO rehearsal recording-
Jay Graboski, David Reeve and Ray Jozwiak are OHO)

Do note the sound of Jay's 'new El Capistan delay pedal basting the riffs w/ extra boss-ness'

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Monday, December 16, 2013

Unstable . . .

. . . Boehner . . .

Do ya' think? . . .

(from http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/11/21863224-boehner-lashes-out-at-conservative-groups-on-budget-deal?lite)
Republican leaders defended a modest budget deal that would maintain government operations through 2015 amid conservative opposition that could scuttle the legislation in the House.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, lashed out at conservative advocacy groups that have encouraged GOP lawmakers to oppose a budget framework unveiled last night by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.

"They're using our members and they're using the American people for their own goals," an animated Boehner told reporters at the Capitol. "This is ridiculous."

Republican House Speaker John Boehner delivers a message to advocacy groups opposing the bipartisan budget framework agreement that was reached this week.

Ryan and Murray, the top budget officials in their respective chambers, announced an agreement that would set baseline spending levels for the 2014 and 2015 fiscal years. The agreement calls for spending levels slightly above the cap established by the automatic spending cuts known as the "sequester" through a combination of reforms, cuts and new, non-tax revenue.

Conservative groups had been girding themselves against the deal before its details were finalized, mostly because the spending levels exceed sequester levels. The Club for Growth, Americans for Prosperity and Heritage Action -- each of them well-financed conservative advocacy groups that hold some sway over Republican primary voters -- have begun lobbying furiously against the modest government funding agreement.

"By having a budget agreement that does not raise taxes, that does reduce the deficit and produces some certainty and prevents government shutdowns -- we think is a good agreement," Ryan, the architect of the budget agreement, said after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans.
Of the package's prospects for passage, the 2012 GOP vice presidential nominee added: "We feel very good at where we are with our members."

Chuck Todd reports on the budget deal presented by Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Patty Murray.

The Republican leadership's struggle to manage its restive conservative flank is a familiar storyline to any observer of Congress over the past three years.

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Monday, June 24, 2013

Tirelessly. . .

. . . working

That what OHO is doing. . . (give a listen to the latest take of 'Blood Brother')

I'll be your Blood Brother
By your side through thick and thin
I'll be your Blood Brother
Just as long as I don't have to bloody
My hands hands

Bar rooms sure have a funny way
Of bringing loyalty out in a man
Buy a drink and tell a joke
And buddy you've got you a friend
But keep a good eye upon that friend
Because he really doesn't give two hoots
And don't say anything about his Mom
His girlfriend or his army boots

I'll be your Blood Brother
By your side through thick and thin
I'll be your Blood Brother
Just as long as I don't have to bloody
My hands hands

Walked into an auto-mo-showroom
I need some wheels but got no money to spend
When a guy with an ugly tie
Walks out and acts like he's my long-lost friend
I said hey Buddy I've a purpose here
And if you please I will accomplish my goal
So don't you slap me on the back again
Cause if you do I might just lose my control

I'll be your Blood Brother
By your side through thick and thin
I'll be your Blood Brother
Just as long as I don't have to bloody
My hands hands

So please be careful when you meet someone
Who'll make a promise at the drop of a hat
And don't provide them with encouragement
You will regret the day you offered him that
Cause everybody needs some empathy
But just how willing
And how far will they go
To really help you when the chips are down
Can they be trusted half as far as you throw them

I'll be your Blood Brother
By your side through thick and thin
I'll be your Blood Brother
Just as long as I don't have to bloody
My hands hands

BLOOD BROTHER(Oho rehearsal recording)
©1997 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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