Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
Early in my career, I would pack up my laptop, grab my coat, get up from my desk, and quietly leave work with my head down. I’d nod to a few people, but I wouldn’t say much. It didn’t matter that I had gotten to work at the crack of dawn, hours before anyone else,... Continue Reading →
We live in an "all or nothing, I'm right and I need to be heard" society. However, some of the most important truths in life are contradictory. They seem like impossibilities, yet experience proves them to be obvious over and over again. Of course, I have to point to the George Carlin’s treatise on The Modern... Continue Reading →
When I read through the list of the 2023 Oscar nominations on Tuesday and saw that Barbie, the highest grossing movie of the year, was nominated for several awards — including Best Supporting Actor nomination for Ryan Gosling — but Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig were snubbed for the Best Actress and Best Director awards,... Continue Reading →
My son got a record player last year and it’s been fun talking with him about music across the decades and albums he should collect. There’s been talk of classic must-have albums like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd and new ones like The Weekend. (Over his break, he didn’t really care for my wife’s suggestion... Continue Reading →
Let’s talk about Daylight Savings Time. Daylight Saving Time is the changing of the clocks that typically begins in spring in early-to-mid March and ends in fall, near the beginning of November, in what is often referred to as "spring forward" and "fall back. DST is observed in most of Europe, North America and parts... Continue Reading →
I have a curious brain, which can be good, especially when it comes to useless trivia, but also sometimes gets me in trouble. In the age of the Internet, I find that I'm curious about life. Here's what I mean: Do Pen Pals still exist? Back in the day, pen pals were people who regularly... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid, I loved magazines like National Geographic, Popular Mechanics, Boys Life, and a few others. I loved the images from around the world and stories about how to build your own go-kart or start a fire with nothing but sticks and some string. Now the devil was in the details. Have... Continue Reading →
I'm really confused. If you were able to see me right now, you would see me scratching my head and a look of puzzlement across my face. I look at the numbers and nothing makes sense. I've been looking at my WordPress views and visitor totals for the year and two specific trends make no... Continue Reading →
The Microsoft Teams messages and emails started coming in early in the morning. First one and then another. I wasn't even sitting down yet at my desk and my in-box was overflowing. Everyone had questions and, unfortunately, there weren't a lot of answers. When we finally got the news, it wasn't good. My employer, a... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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