Tom O'Brien

The Lord looked down here years ago and thought, "I need someone there to be the gate keeper of the land".

Lo and behold Lucia appeared  and was born this day.

We and I would like to wish you a Happy Birthday and many more to come. The light of our forum and the best of the best. March 14 is better for your day.

Enjoy, and you of all people deserve the biggest and bestest cake with your ice cream.

                             HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

Lorrie Olesak (Bookbinder)

Tom was in great form on this one ... Happy Birthday Lucia ... no accident that you were born in the spring ... when "hope springs eternal" ... hope you had a great day ... 

Judy Schoen (Grewe)

Lucia Happiest of Birthdays and who knew its Pi Day 3:14 ! As well , and better than tomorrow or the Ides of March.......see I did learn much my year at Shrine !  What is knockers up? 

Judy Schoen (Grewe)

And Happy Birthday a tad late to Mary ! But you get to celebrate free and clear no Pi Day or Ides of March to interfere with the awesomeness of reaching 76 !

Lorrie Olesak (Bookbinder)

Judy ... stand up REALLY straight wearing REALLY great underwear ... and thank Judy Darras for these incredible words of wisdom (and female dominance) ... 

Janet Flick (Stickel)

WOW! March is a great month for birthdays!  Happy belated birthdays to Mary Strauss and Lucia.  And happy birthday to Rob Sullivan on Ides of March.  Glad to have you with us.  

Lucia just renewed our website for the coming year at a cost of $165.  If you are inclined, please contribute a bit.  Her address is:

Judy Schoen (Grewe)

And beware the ides of March and a Happy Birthday to Rob Sullivan ! Lorrie, thanks for the clarification....I might have known that was a Judi Dism! 

Robert Radofski (Sullivan)

Thank you, and a happy birthday to all the Pisces who are looking back and looking foreward this month.

Tom Scott

Mike Young

Happy Birthday, Rob, our musical guru.  It's already the 16th where you are, but I hope you were able to take your bouzouki to your favorite pub and  enjoy playing with "the lads".  I never thought that the Ides of March were so bad unless your "friends" were packing daggers.  Never heard of "Pi Day" Judy but I won't forget it.  Happy St. Patrick's Day to one and all, Irish or otherwise.

Robert Radofski (Sullivan)

Mike, Since last March, the pubs in Ireland have been shuttered except for two weeks last fall. Rough on the publicans, but also devistating to the population. The pubs and trad music are the life blood of Irish culture. So I stayed at home and finished writing a couple of new tunes for when we get back together, and of course played a dozen of my favorites followed by some homeade Guinness stew. Two birthdays in lock-down. Whew!

A saying I hear most often here when I ask someone how they are keeping: "Well, I'm above ground, so...  not too bad!"

Lucia Lenhard (Johnson)

Above ground, indeed Rob, and grateful to birthday well wishers!  Thanks to each and all!  My old (British) mother in law used to say “taking nourishment” when asked how she was. 

How is everyone coming along with vaccinations? 

Tom O'Brien

Robert, welcome to the chat line and a Happy Birthday to you.

I have been reading about your musical ventures and sounds you have been able to lead your life in a great and enjoyable way. Keep up your love and keep keeping on.

While in Ireland I'm sure you will enjoy your  brews and be sure on your special day you enjoy your cake and ice cream too.

Enjoy!

Tom O'Brien

Lucia and all.

I hope everyone has gotten the vaccinations and came through them in good shape.

All the California O'Briens are in different stashes of recovering from Covid. I started it off around January 31. I got my 1st vaccine then and tested positive. down, at home, for a week.  My wife got it around Feb 8 and was only down 3 days.  Our daughter was the worst with it, On the 16th of Feb. in the morning while getting her up in her lift for toileting she couldn't breath. We took her to the hospital, admitted her where she was tested positive for Covid. She was on Oxygen for two days then a 5 day treatment of Revesavour, where it is the treatment lessen the virus. All in all 8 days in.

After all that I'm still the only one with both vaccinations. My wife just got her first and we can now start to get our daughters vaccines. I guess the old saying "Only the good die young".

We have since found out, if you are tested and catch the Covid in the first 5 days, you can get to a hospital and get an appointment that will be 1.5 hours and get a 15 minute drip they have been using on cancer patients for 30 years that takes the covid out. Check with hospitals in your areas. They say it is being done nationally.

You don't want it, honest.

Oh, Happy St. Patty's to all and stay safe!!!!!!!!!

Lucia Lenhard (Johnson)

Wow, Tom! What a scary time for you and your family. I am so grateful that you had the resouces for treatment and that everyone is ok now. Your devotion to caring for your daughter is inspiring. All best energy and blessings your way. 

Interesting to hear about that treatment. There is always something new with this crazy thing. It will surely be a huge relief when every sniffle or sneeze isn’t cause for concern of a life threatening virus. Jeez oh man. 

Lucia Lenhard (Johnson)

Mike Young

Happy Birthdays to Pat Belanger and Joyce Falcon.  I hope that your day is full of those you love and that the coming year is the best it can be.  (Tom will say to start it with cake and his wisdom is unquestionable.)  Lucia, there's another Irish blessing that is similar but concludes with "And may ye be in Heaven a day before the Devil knows you're dead".  Tom so glad that you and your family came through the "Purgatory" of the virus.  I hope your life is back on the track you want to be on.  Rob, I had a neighbor who would respond that his "liquid therapy" was working.  40 proof may be a chemical solution, but it wouldn't work as any kind of solution for me.  Merry Unbirthday to everyone!!

Janet Flick (Stickel)

Tom,  I too am sorry to hear about your family's covid ordeal especially your daughter.  Thankful for the medicines and prayers that brought you all through.

Happy birthday to Joyce and Pat and all our March birthdays.

To follow up on St Patrick's Day, it is exciting to announce that we have officially scheduled the             

 Shrine Class of '63 annual Golf Outing

Hopefully the worst of covid will be behind us, so please put this date on your calendars. 

Join us for golf and/or the get together afterwards. 

Tom O'Brien

Belated Birthdays to Pat and Joyce. Hope your day was memorable and filled with loved ones.

Many more and I'm sure your cakes and ice cream was the best,

Mike Young

Tom O'Brien

Happy Birthday to Andrea, (Andi). 

Looks like your business is doing well, keep up the good work. Hope all is well with you, if you get a chance, drop a note, I'm sufre we are all interested to see how you are.

Enjoy your day and many more to come. Hope your cake and ice cream are delicious,

Tom O'Brien

Pat. another year gone and hope there will be many more to come.

Wishing you a great 2021 and nothing but the best for your family and the baby, (no not your wife).

You haven't let us know about the wonderful season in Maine. Bet the changes are spectacular.

Stay healthy, safe and awake.

Enjoy your cake and loads of ice cream.

Mike Young

Mike Young

Happy Easter, everyone!!!  Lent is over and we can get back to whatever we "gave up" (if aything).  Not biting the ears off the chocolate bunny first I believe is a venial sin.  Rob, do the Irish recognize April Fools' Day, or is that just America?

Mike Young

Phil, I trust that you're having an enjoyable birthday and that it's as happy as can be.  You ought to bring Paula and join us this August, if not for golf, then the socializing afterwards.- we'd like to see you.