Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
I love to drive. A sunny day, the purr of a finely-tuned engine, a full tank of gas, clear road in front of me, maybe a coffee or soda in my cupholder, and I can drive for hours on end. Unfortunately, I’ve faced more than a few congested roads and a seemingly endless list of... Continue Reading →
Let me set the scene. The thirteen colonies have fought a long hard battle. But now their tenuous new government, strung together by a weak Articles of Confederation, is in danger of breaking apart. Alexander Hamilton comes up with the idea of writing a series of essays, which he calls The Federalist Papers, urging for... Continue Reading →
I write about the 24 hours that changed my life, flipping our middle class lifestyle upside-down. The change shaped my childhood and who I am today. As you would expect, there are some facts about the day, more than thirty-seven years ago, that remain fuzzy. And then there are other elements about the day that stand-out like... Continue Reading →
When I think about the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the fourth plane that crashed in Western Pennsylvania fifteen years ago, I’m struck by the smallest of details that I remember about the day. I remember how beautiful the day was in Pennsylvania. Or at least how it... Continue Reading →
The National Football League sneezes and it coughs up tens of millions of dollars. The moneymaker that is the National Football League kicks off its 97th season tonight, when the defending Super Bowl Champions, the Denver Broncos, take on the Carolina Panthers. The NFL is as popular as ever. Last year, 205 million Americans watched... Continue Reading →
From the ashes of frustration and pain come success. I write about my son's hard work to overcome a significant challenge and reach his goals. When my oldest son was a young boy in the second-grade, I would sit with him on his bed and help him read whatever book he brought home from school.... Continue Reading →
We all have our little idiosyncrasies. With my kids all home this summer to poke and prod me, I’ve become even more painfully aware of mine. Here’s three stories that have me shaking my head at myself literally, figuratively, and everything else in between. Go away. Yea, really go away I was sitting one early... Continue Reading →
I used to love to read for enjoyment. Somewhere along the way, however, I've taken a wrong turn, a left when I should have taken a right. In short, I've lost the habit of being a regular reader. I used to read two, three, four books a week. I’d race through them the way some... Continue Reading →
When I was six or seven-years-old, I saw my first drive-in movie. One of my school friends asked me to come along with his family to see the Walt Disney Productions animated feature Robin Hood. I remember being mesmerized. I talked about the night-out for weeks. First I couldn't get over what a treat it was to... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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