Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
When I was a young kid, I was fascinated with record books like The Guinness Book of World Records. My friends and I joked about how we wanted to be famous and own a record. We brainstormed ideas. We came up with a day of doing nothing but jumping jacks or jumping rope. We tried... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year. Students across the country are heading back to school. Of course, it occasionally means another kind of story, a sadder one. It means stories like what happened Tuesday in Ohio, where a student was killed and 23 were injured when their school bus crashed on state Route 41 in German... Continue Reading →
Most of the guys sat in the back of the van. We were on a youth group trip to a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game. On the way to the game, two of the guys talked about ditching the adult chaperones and trying to get served beer. There were a few girls, but most of them... Continue Reading →
When I was a young boy, I was scared of the dark. We lived along a rural lane and I was convinced that ghosts and goblins and other scary things came out to play at night. It didn't help that a large walnut tree right outside my window would creak and saunter back and forth... Continue Reading →
I think I’ve found the meaning of life. It was right in front of me. Let me explain. My wife was shopping last fall in Cape May, New Jersey. If you've never been there, it's a quaint seashore town with Victorian-era mansions and small shops. I was along for the ride and was holding my... Continue Reading →
Grammar is a such strange thing. It looks so easy. You think you've figured it out, you think you know the rules, and then something comes up out-of-how-no-where and you need to follow a completely different rule. Who can follow all that? I know I can’t. I've worked as a newspaper reporter. I've written speeches... Continue Reading →
When we get in these news cycles where there doesn't seem to be a lot of good news, I try to remind myself that there is real beauty in the world. You just need to look for it. Hopefully you don't have that problem. Hopefully, you still see the beauty. If not, here's a few... Continue Reading →
My wife had a long day and was exhausted. She decided to go to bed early. I was working on a few things and decided to go later. When I crawled into bed, I had to fight for space. My wife had left the whole side of the bed and lots of covers. Nittany, our... Continue Reading →
Like many folks, I've been glued to the news, watching the aftermath of the wildfires in Maui and their trail of death and destruction. The total dead have risen to more than 106 and is expected to continue to climb. One disaster assessment firm has estimated that the fire caused more than $3.2 billion in... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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