Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
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 →
I reviewed the list of record albums like my life depended on it. I'd put one album on my list and then take two others off. I had been going at it for forty minutes. I had no plans to stop anytime soon. I kept going back and forth. Eagles Live, check. The new band,... Continue Reading →
Retailers have long used the phrase Black Friday. They like to create anticipation for sale prices. For the upcoming 2025 Black Friday, U.S. online sales are estimated to reach between $11.7 and $12.5 billion, with global sales reaching $80–82 billion. Discounts are expected to average 25–30%, with some tech products seeing up to a 40%... Continue Reading →
The guy in Panera sipped his coffee and went back to typing on his laptop. He looked like he had been there for hours. He had earbuds on and had a stack of folders next to him. Every once in awhile he would look up from his laptop to take a sip from his coffee.... Continue Reading →
When I first set up my blog and started posting on a regular basis, I was excited about the opportunity to write about the thoughts and ideas that raced around in my head. I couldn't wait to start writing about experiences that I've had over the years and how they shaped me. I knew from... Continue Reading →
The Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs looks into the Magic Mirror and asks who's the fairest of them all. When the mirror identifies her young stepdaughter Snow White as the fairest, the shocked and jealous Queen tries to have her killed. I've never really liked the Evil Queen. I'm finding though... Continue Reading →
The beauty of a New Year is that everyone gets to play Nostradamus and make their own predictions for the next year — no matter how crazy or off the wall. So, here's my predictions for 2025. I can feel it, these are a winner. —The flurry of stories about unidentified drones over New Jersey,... Continue Reading →
I walk into a room and turn on a light. I stop for a minute and I'm speechless. I'm streaming a movie on my laptop. My phone is open to a chat I'm having with a coworker and I have music playing in the background. I wonder how I explain any of this. I'm stumped.... Continue Reading →
When I first entered the corporate world, I liked working on a campus and having a coffee shop and cafeteria one building over from mine. I liked being able to just grab the office supplies that I needed no questions asked. Let's be honest, I especially liked the bump in salary that I got, compared... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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