Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
I gave the guy a wide berth. He was big. He had tattooed, muscles rippling out of his shirt and he looked tired and unhappy. I saw him when I was walking to my airport terminal and somehow lost him. I noticed him again later when I went to sit down to wait for my... Continue Reading →
The minute-hand on the clock ticks off slower in December. I have never tested it, but trust me, I know this to be a fact. You think I'm kidding? Ask any kid and they'll tell you. They're experts at time and they know: December is the slowest month of the year. December is slower than... Continue Reading →
When my wife gets in my car after I've driving, she comments regularly on the loud volume of the speaker or radio. Since I have some slight nerve damage in my one ear, when I'm in the car by myself, I have a bad habit of cranking up the speaker. Throw in a favorite song... Continue Reading →
One of the small, but important things I forgot, but then relearned when I had kids was the magical powers of hot chocolate. My kids used to especially love hot chocolate this time of year, as we drove around looking at Christmas lights or built gingerbread houses or drank it just as a warm treat.... Continue Reading →
Sometimes things happen and when you see them, you're so much in agreement that you find yourself shouting out in agreement. You know what I mean. You're in line at the convenience store and your son sends you a text that he's getting a raise or been accepted into the school of his choice. Of... Continue Reading →
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 →
I'm fascinated with the way we describe certain words in our culture. They often make a ton of sense, other times they get right to the point, and still other times they're scary as hell. For example, I learned today that according to the retail industry there's anywhere from seven to nine different buyer profiles... Continue Reading →
When my wife and I saw our chance this week, we took it. We gave our best impression of Bonnie and Clyde being chased by the cops and made a run for it — me in the driver's seat, speeding down a hilly, country road, her, my cool, calm, and collected right hand, giving me... Continue Reading →
Sometimes you have thoughts that boil underneath the surface. You think about them and you push them back, but they keep coming up in your thoughts. Sometimes they're about important issues that touch everyone, sometimes it's about silly stuff that affects only a few people in your life. Anyway, I feel like I keep having... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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