Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
When I get to Heaven, everyone else will be asking about the secrets of the cosmos—I’ll be in line asking why wasps exist, where lost laundry goes, and for the ultimate divine ruling on Five Guys versus In-N-Out. Priorities, people.
From sweaty pickleball evangelists in parking lots to friends who think they invented the concept of retirement, people love giving unsolicited advice. Here is why I'm not buying into the latest trends just yet.
Think "the parent glare" is strictly a human trait? Think again. From a home office window, one weary mother doe proved that keeping adventurous kids in line is a universal struggle.
Walking into a furniture showroom shouldn't feel like a high-stakes aerial dogfight, but tell that to the salespeople locking onto us at 50,000 feet. Here is what happens when an introvert who avoids eye contact and a wife who makes instant best friends brave the retail danger zone.
(I originally ran this story in September 2017.) I shake my head some days. I grew up in a rural farming community where small, simple church steeples outnumbered taverns and watering holes and you had to drive 30 minutes to get to the nearest grocery store. Each small village had a post office and maybe... Continue Reading →
You step foot in one of the five boroughs in New York City and you can feel the pounding heartbeat of the city that never sleeps. You land in Las Vegas and the sounds of slot machines ring in your ears. You may have the first dollar you ever earned hanging up in your office,... Continue Reading →
New York Times Best Selling Author Stephen King is known for his horror novels that scare the bejesus out of us and give us nightmares. He's an expert in fear and the unknown. Instead of fear, though, I love his thoughts on another human experience: laughter. He wrote that "You can’t deny laughter; when it... Continue Reading →
Yea, there's a little election going on today, a small little affair. We'll see who will become the 47th President of the U.S., but it's not the biggest vote of the day. Yes, yes, there's bigger fish to fry. Bigger than becoming the leader of the free world? Oh my goodness, yes. Here's what I... Continue Reading →
My mother brought me up right. She taught my brothers and me that anytime you travel somewhere — could be to visit a longtime friend or an acquaintance, it doesn't matter — you should always bring a gift. The size of the gift didn't matter, could be a simple as some homemade cookies, but no... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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