I haven't understood some things in the news lately. —Here's your pink-slip! We encourage young men and women to serve our country in U.S. Armed Forces. We expect much of them. We put them through the ringer. They get out of the service and become veterans. Thanks to a variety of reasons, veterans often times... Continue Reading →
Reaching the mountaintop!
A middle school student walks up to the podium. Her fingers are wet with perspiration. She tries to smile, but she can't. The teacher calmly tells her that if she can spell the word "chiaroscurist," she will win the district spelling bee. She closes her eyes and repeats the word to herself. She opens her... Continue Reading →
The Big Three: Snow
The world can be a crazy place. Some times it helps to step back, close your eyes, and list out a few of the things you’re grateful for. Here’s what I’m grateful for this week, January 19-24: What I'm grateful for: —Hot chocolate. Temperatures this week dipped at night to the low teens and even... Continue Reading →
Trying on new shoes
Two couples live next door to each on a cul-de-sac on a peaceful suburban street. They're friendly and everyone waves to each other as they come and go. They've each been married for twenty-some years and have two kids, a boy and a girl. One house has a Golden Retriever, the other a Labrador Retriever.... Continue Reading →
The Big Three: Metal on metal
The world can be a crazy place. Some times it helps to step back, close your eyes, and list out a few of the things you’re grateful for. Here’s what I’m grateful for the week of January 12-18: What I'm grateful for: —Life in the fast lane. Last weekend, we dropped our daughter off at... Continue Reading →
Goin all-in
Life has its share of fickle stops and starts and crazy twists and turns. In the 1969 movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the main characters, played by Robert Redford and Paul Newman, are cornered on a high cliff. There is no way out. The only choice is to jump. Redford as Sundance Kid... Continue Reading →
Everyone loves an underdog
The small little puppy was the runt of the litter. She was so small that a strong wind could have pushed her over. The only thing she had holding her down were her flopsy-topsy ears. She was born a few weeks earlier and was having a tough going surviving. We watched as her bigger and... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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