Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
I tweaked my back the other day and was floored. I tried to lift a Christmas box in our basement, heard a crack in my back, and instantly fell to the ground with deep spasms of pain streaking across my lower back. Um, help. If I was in an old western movie, I would've told... Continue Reading →
Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce was named a finalist last week for People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2023. Other finalists included Timothée Chalamet, Jamie Foxx and Usher. The magazine named "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey as the winner of the award. When he was asked about the award, Kelce joked, "My wife tells me all... Continue Reading →
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 →
Arnold Schwarzenegger has had a life full of adventure. The Terminator known for one liners "I'll be back" and "Hasta la vista, baby" rose to fame first in professional bodybuilding, then went onto movie stardom and the business world, and then to politics. He’s earned millions in his action hero movies and achieved a lot,... Continue Reading →
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 →
My back has been spasming a bit lately and I thought about one of the first times I went to see the doctor for back pain. Seventeen years ago, I sat in front of my doctor at the time and tried to sit up, but the pain made it challenging. The doctor asked how I... Continue Reading →
We hold sports figures in high regard in our society. It's all sports. Soccer fans worldwide celebrated Lionel Messi last December for helping Argentina win the World Cup. Throughout his career, the international star has earned $1.15 billion on and off the pitch, according to Forbes. He's not the only one. Recently retired NFL quarterback... Continue Reading →
Last Saturday, the rain started early and poured all day in Southeastern Pennsylvania. A nasty, cold rain. I bundled up and stayed inside most of the day. A good 60-miles away at the University of Pennsylvania’s 127th Penn Relays, 96-year-old Ed Cox, of Syracuse, New York, earned 5th place in the Master’s Men’s 100-meter in... Continue Reading →
Image via Pixabay We were visiting my mother several years ago and in the course of the conversation I happened to mention the scar on the back of my head. I had just gotten a haircut — I still had a full head of hair then — and mentioned that the barber nicked the scar.... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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