I like to think that I will never outgrow my immaturity. I only masquerade as an adult because it pays the bills. I try to spend as little time as possible as a grownup. Working at a college has helped with that. Sure, the job requires pretending I have evolved beyond my teenage years, but […]
The glamorous people will gather in Hollywood tonight to pat themselves on the back. We’ll have a more low-key ceremony here for the sixth edition of The Brians. Each year’s edition of The Brians brings something special. This year, we have taken the “Best Animated Movie” category from last year and re-named it “The Bridget” […]
I can feel it in the air. This time, it will really happen. I’m going to win the lottery. Yeah, yeah, I know I say that all the time, but I have a special feeling this time, The Mega Millions jackpot in Maryland climbed northwards of $150 million this week. Powerball here in PA is […]
I can think of a lot of strange ways to spend a Sunday morning, but I think I topped them all last week. I didn’t intend to get up early and go see the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus concert movie with Bridget, but I also didn’t expect the movie to sell out multiple shows before I […]
When Maria left for work last Saturday, I thought I had an easy day ahead of myself. Bridget had a friend over. They had plenty of activities planned. No one really needed me. One of the activities was a kit to decorate gingerbread cookies. The cookies came pre-made with the kit so even I couldn’t […]
I have trouble sometimes distinguishing between what I want and what I need. I’m the guy who grabs a candy bar or magazine or soda or all three while I stand in line at the store. A lot of times, I regret buying anything as soon as I hand over my money, but it’s too […]
As I drove around the other day. I had trouble finding a song I wanted to listen to on the radio. Given that I have satellite radio, that really bothered me. I should always find something I like on there. Eventually, I did come across a good song and bopped to the beat as I […]
With the holiday approaching, I know we will spend a lot of time together in the car. I start to have flashbacks when that happens. As a kid, we did a ton of traveling. We drove pretty much all up and down the East Coast. I think I had visited every coastal state by the […]
I stopped by to see Maria at work last weekend. She just started working at a shop called Treasures downtown. I had nothing better to do since it was near the end of the Thanksgiving holiday. With several days off, Maria at work, and Bridget spending several days at my mother-in-law’s, I had lots of […]
A little more than three years ago, I laid out a bold plan for a Shea presidency. I had just turned 35, and the election was just about a month away when I threw my hat in the ring. As you can tell, the people ignored my progressive agenda. They didn’t care about free ice […]