Atlanta, GA March 12, 2020 The first thing people usually do at times like this is panic. So at least they’re doing it in the right order. Not that precautionary measures aren’t warranted. Yesterday my company prohibited travel till the first of May, and compelled working from home till the beginning of April. My commute […]
Atlanta, GA March 8, 2020 I learned a couple days ago that I have been quarantined. Or perhaps Columbus has been quarantined. Whichever side of the door is locked, I was told not travel there this week. Apparently a bug flapped its wings across the Pacific and over the Himalayas, causing tornadoes in hospitals, airports, […]
Atlanta, GA February 29, 2020 Thirty days hath September, April, June, November. Of the rest, I can’t remember. Except February, which hath 28. Plus, every four years, today’s date. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff…but too long not to. And this year is even longer! We are given an extra day. But […]
Atlanta, GA February 26, 2020 Twenty times we have celebrated the birth of our first child. Today is the 19th anniversary of the first time. And perhaps the last during which he is living under our roof. Most people rue having a birthday on or near Christmas, for fear of being lost in the holiday […]
Atlanta, GA February 22, 2020 Thirty years ago next month, I graduated from college. During the ensuing months and years, most of my friends walked across similar stages, and framed their own diplomas. New careers started, graduate degrees were pursued, and bar bills piled up. Then, wedding announcements began to roll in. Several times a […]
Atlanta, GA February 17, 2020 During an unknown moment and motion several months ago, I apparently shifted my right shoulder so as to offend the gods of human kinesiology. It was unintentional. I was unaware at the time that I had even done it. I’m still not sure that I did. But the ligamental and […]
Atlanta, GAFebruary 8, 2020 Wisps of steam waft above fresh coffee and from hot oatmeal. Flames consume logs and warm the room. Out the window, a steady snowfall fills the air and shrouds the ground. At my feet, a black lab coils on the rug, basking in the glow of the fire, snug in the […]
Last week, as I mined the archives, I continued to find older deposits. Some are of pretty low-grade ore. The following sample was written for The University of San Francisco Business Journal in 1995. By John D. Breen – San Francisco, CA October 11, 1995 Communication is to human interrelations as breathing is to life: not the […]
Atlanta, GA January 29, 2020 As my younger son was walking out the door yesterday morning, he asked if I had a scientific calculator. “I’m not sure. When do you need it?” “Today. I have a math test.” “When did you learn you needed a scientific calculator?” “Yesterday. I just forgot to mention it. The […]
Atlanta, GA January 25, 2020 “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” – Matthew 3:17 NB: My 15 year-old son, David, is on a retreat this weekend to prepare for his Catholic Church Confirmation. We were asked to provide letters of affirmation that were read this morning. Mine is below. David, […]