Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
When I get to Heaven, everyone else will be asking about the secrets of the cosmos—I’ll be in line asking why wasps exist, where lost laundry goes, and for the ultimate divine ruling on Five Guys versus In-N-Out. Priorities, people.
A simple request from my wife to borrow a flannel shirt sent me down a hallway of memory. Flannel was my father's uniform through every high and low of his life. Looking at his old shirt hanging in my closet reminds me that people are complicated, messy, and full of grace if we choose to see it.
There’s the churning stomach. "If I can just get to Friday evening." I have the classic 1981 Loverboy song "Working for the Weekend" playing on a loop in my head. But then there’s also the excitement. "Time away to relax and chill." Vacation time is a funny thing in the U.S. We take work entirely too seriously,... Continue Reading →
Let's get ready to rumble. Putting a new sarcastic spin on law firms -- especially those specializing in personal injury and criminal defense -- who advertise on billboards.
Walking into a furniture showroom shouldn't feel like a high-stakes aerial dogfight, but tell that to the salespeople locking onto us at 50,000 feet. Here is what happens when an introvert who avoids eye contact and a wife who makes instant best friends brave the retail danger zone.
In my dream, I'm calm, cool, and collected. Danny Ocean's charm and planning skills seep out from my every pore. I look good in his tailored suit jacket. I've got Rusty Ryan's confidence and an unflappable ability to overcome any challenge. I'm working on my next heist, and I have cash registers ringing in my... Continue Reading →
Some words have a certain stylish flair. They have pizzazz. You see them and the emotion and action jump off the screen or page. It's like a house that gets refurbished and all of a sudden turns heads for the first time in years or seeing a dry, just-the-facts coworker outside of work and finding... Continue Reading →
We each carry a tote bag, backpack, messenger bag, or briefcase. Little kids have Thomas the Tank Engine ones. There's Hello Kitty ones too. There's a bag for every taste, Nike, North Face, L.L. Bean, and rugged outdoor brands for the real hikers amongst us. You don't have to look far to see the many... Continue Reading →
My wife is a special education teacher and sometimes pulls me into her world. Talk about a fish out of water. Oh I listen when my wife talks about her job and I've had my own educational experiences, but I'm most definitely in unfamiliar waters. So you can imagine my thoughts when she asked me... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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