Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
I have to vent. I love sports. I love the competition and the thrill of victory. I love watching a group of individuals come together to work hard and to achieve a greater goal. Nothing else teaches life lessons and brings us together like sports and extracurricular activities. At high school graduation time, though, I... Continue Reading →
I guess there's always hope. I wrote last November on how the National Zoo in Washington, DC had to say an emotional farewell to three giant pandas, on loan from China. I wrote too on how my wife and I fell in love with the pandas when we young and lived in Northern Virginia. We... Continue Reading →
The driver pulled close to the car and then tried to back into a spot, then pulled up again and then back. The guy was driving a Honda Accord and he was trying his best to parallel park, but he was having a heck of time. He couldn’t seem to get it right. Forward then... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid in the late 70s, my mom would turn on the TV on Saturday night and I knew right away as soon as the perky opening jingle starting playing what was in store. "Love, exciting and newcome aboard, we're expecting you.Love, life's sweetest reward.Let it flow, it floats back to you."... Continue Reading →
I retraced my steps from the parking garage back to my office. I looked on top of and behind my desk. I walked to the front desk and asked the security guard on duty if someone had dropped off a set of keys. He must have thought I had lost my mind the way I... Continue Reading →
Sports according to television ratings are better than ever. Nielsen estimated 123.7 million viewers tuned in for Super Bowl LVIII this past February, between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. In total, year-over-year viewership was up 7.4% from 2023. It’s not just football, an estimated 18.9 million viewers watched the NCAA Women's... Continue Reading →
I couldn't help but look past my wife to next table in the restaurant and the couple sitting with their two young kids. The couple barely said anything to each other. You could tell they were running on too many cups of coffee and fumes. And this was before one of the kids reached across... Continue Reading →
The media is full of hot takes. You can turn on any news, entertainment or sports show any day of the week and see an analyst review a few seconds of video and come out with speedy piece of commentary that's focused less on being right and more on attracting attention. And oh, it attracts... Continue Reading →
I could see that my wife was tired from a long week. She wanted to spend the day chilling out, but instead had to attend a bridal shower. To help, I offered to do the grocery shopping. I started off fine in the grocery store. I kept to our list: milk, eggs, iced tea, bread,... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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