The Life of Brian (In the Now)

Scanning the small island horizon as I drive back to base, I'm reminded of another time, another home, another road. These clouds are oddly familiar as they line up above the mountains over Honolulu. Marching like certain Minnesota clouds. On those Minnesota roads so long ago, my foolish young friends and I would drive like [...]

 Inhale, two, three, four, five, six… Exhale, two, three, four, five, six… Inhale, two, three, four, five, six… Exhale, two, three, four, five, six… All I can do, all I am Yesterday was all conjecture No need Doing what needs to be done The storm approaches The jungle will be alone Call my sweetheart, call [...]

Inhale, two, three, four, five, six… Exhale, two, three, four, five, six… Inhale, two, three, four, five, six… Exhale, two, three, four, five, six… To be ready, to be prepared Yesterday was about the display No panic Checking reports of progress The storm progresses without comment The jungle is quiet Text my sweetheart, call my [...]

Though the masters make the rules For the wise men and the fools I got nothing, Ma, to live up to ------ Bob Dylan ------------------------------------------ "It's two dollars ma'am, I'm sorry I can't make change for your five." "You do not have?" "It's the rules ma'am, I'm sorry. I told you the last time and [...]

I hang up the phone (note... we need a new verb for this) and acknowledge the sweetness of connection. The joy of interaction, intimacy... interdependence. To relish my morning cup, to read from a favorite book, to repeat some household tasks... the mundane made more than. Get back to the room now. Do some much [...]

WHAM! ... "Ouch!" "Oh no... are you ok? I'm so sorry Andrew. So very sorry" "It's ok, I'm ok. I know you're trying to avoid them. It cannot be helped." "I'm doing the best I can... I'm so sorry." Thump thump thump ... Thump thump thump ... Thump thump thump ...  "Oh man does this road suck!" [...]

"Gooooddafternoon, 2-5-6 checking in van number 1464." "Good afternoon and welcome back Brian. I copy van number 1464 and I show three to start. Have a good day." "10-4, I show the same. You have a good one as well." ------------------------------------ Pulling out onto Middle street on this, my second day back to work after [...]

In the moment I didn't even realize that Jitterbug... was also a brand of cell-phone The Brian Show would have been a dancing fool at Anna's last night if it hadn't been for the other part of this post's title Jet-lag At Anna's last night Heh... Old friends of the Hawaii-based variety The only kind of [...]

A calm Monday afternoon. Preparing to exit I-94 we encounter the same construction that threw us off before. Last time we tried going to Hudson this way, we got off too soon and ended up on state highway 35 south to River Falls. This time we get it right and take the Carmichael road exit [...]

The day I left, you said we might not meet again. I then knew how I wanted to, remember you my friend. ------------------ "The Brian Show" has been on the road for quite a while now, but yesterday (my dear reader) was a PERFECT reminder of how it is actually the road which is the [...]