Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
When my dad was in his early forties, he had a major heart attack that damaged much of his heart. He was lucky to survive the attack and he later needed a quadruple heart bypass. The surgeon took an artery from my father's leg and inserted it in his heart, creating a new path for... 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 →
I should have checked more things off my To Do list yesterday. I had planned to start my day with a brisk walk in the morning and finish up in the evening with a ride on my stationary bike. I had planned to write out blogs for the rest of the week, clean up my... Continue Reading →
I drove around the back of the building and pulled into an empty parking space. I took a deep breath and hesitated. I just wanted to put my head in the sand and never come out, but I knew I couldn't, I needed a job. However, I hesitated, because I wasn’t sure where to go.... Continue Reading →
I look angry in the picture. I’m certainly not amused. My mom asked me to slide next to a small lifelike statue of a Native American Girl. She was wearing a beaded dress and a feather in her long hair. I’m about six or seven-years-old in the picture. I wasn’t sure of girls my age... Continue Reading →
I feel like a young Steve Winwood singing "Back in the High Life Again. Our 15 year-old dog Nittany, a Lhasa Apsa - Bichon Frise, has pushed me aside for so long that I forgot what it felt like to have her adoring love. Oh, Nittany loves the entire family, but there's no question who's... Continue Reading →
I’m one of them. When I get a phone call, I let it go straight to voicemail. I rarely, if ever, pick up my phone. I never use my phone as, well, a phone. I suspect many people are like me. The numbers back me up. Hiya, an industry firm in the nuisance and scam... Continue Reading →
I was pulling back the steering wheel and pushing down hard on the brake, but nothing was happening. I see the moment clearly in my mind. I think sometimes if I push down even harder on the imaginary brake in my mind, I might be able to change things. If only life worked that way.... Continue Reading →
I don't know for certain, but I suspect Alexander Hamilton would understand. I write today in my blog, Rounding up the Gremlins, on The Heart of the Matter about how I fall back on writing when I'm faced with troubling times. Outside of my wife and family, my writing is my constant companion. Yes, I... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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