Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
Life has its share of emotional ups and downs, so when good things happen, I try to take notice. I found that I couldn't help but read up this weekend on Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin's return to the field where he almost lost his life. Hamlin, 25, collapsed, suffering cardiac arrest during the Bills January... Continue Reading →
(Reposted from December 2019.) The teacher stood over me like an angry giant. Looking back now I’m guessing that he couldn’t have been more than 5’8 or 5’9 tall and probably just graduated from college, but to my eyes, he held a position of authority, seemed pleased to catch his prey out of the classroom,... Continue Reading →
Election Day is coming this week. The off-year election includes gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states, as well as numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races, local offices and school board races on the ballot. While not as sensational as a presidential or congressional race, municipal elections often touch us in ways we never can... Continue Reading →
Let’s talk about Daylight Savings Time. Daylight Saving Time is the changing of the clocks that typically begins in spring in early-to-mid March and ends in fall, near the beginning of November, in what is often referred to as "spring forward" and "fall back. DST is observed in most of Europe, North America and parts... Continue Reading →
When we're infants and toddlers, we tend to hate naps. We fight sleep and rest time. Naps get in the way of the things we love doing most — playing. As we age, we tend to change our mind. In my mid-fifties now, I’ve especially come to see the error of my ways. I love... Continue Reading →
I like to manage my time. I make plans, I write up "to do" lists, I have goals I set for myself. When I became a father, though, I learned very quickly that I had very little control at all. You make dinner plans and the babysitter has to back out at the last minute.... Continue Reading →
Tangled spider webs hang from the roof. Plumes of smoke and ghost-like cackles come from the house next door. Frightening-looking skull and bones appear at every turn. And then to top it off, zombies with icky blood oozing out of life-like wounds and werewolf head outfits with glistening fangs all come knocking on my door.... Continue Reading →
We've had several fall weddings and are also celebrating our own anniversary, so I've been thinking a lot about marriage. It's a monumental moment, two people walking down the aisle to say their vows. There's plenty of jokes about marriage: "I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want... Continue Reading →
"Darkness falls across the land . . . The midnight hour is close at hand . . . " As the opening lines to Michael Jackson’s song Thriller points out, it's that time of the year again when ghost, ghouls, and goblins come out in the middle of the day to scare the bejesus out... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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