Author Archives: bryan

The festivities had just begun, when… …they ended. Week before last I took a test that identified my top 5 strengths, (in order), as Learner, Intellection, Achiever, Input, Responsibility. This particular examination contains 34 strengths. For only $39.99 I can … Continue reading →

As I begin this thought the population of the United States is 327,136,798.  And though the number of U.S. workers is less than the total population, within this paragraph I have made the leap to estimate the impact of individuals … Continue reading →

There is no such thing as yellow rice! I am devastated! Another bubble burst. Here I am, several decades old, and I thought that like white rice, brown rice, and the exotic black (or forbidden) rice, yellow rice was a … Continue reading →

“No. No. No. No. No!” It is all about me! Listen to me! Selfish and Petulant. Initial consideration informed me that the observations above were about another individual. And though the actual invective reproach was directed at me from this … Continue reading →

It is not so much devoid or bereft as it is heavily burdened. And it is more joyfully (almost effortlessly) uplifted than it is simply happy or satisfied. These are two different moments on opposite ends of a spectrum. The … Continue reading →