Brogan's Blog

There’s something special about seeing a movie on the big screen at your favorite local movie theater. It’s just not the same at home. Besides, who wouldn’t want to pay $7.00 for a “Junior” sized popcorn. But I can’t help but notice a few things when I’m at the movie theater that I just don’t understand. Nachos?  – I have nothing against nachos. If you enjoy some yummy tortilla chips and some fake cheese (probably melted plastic) more power to you. But Nachos at the movie theater? It just doesn’t make sense. The movie theater makes such a big deal about no talking and use of cell phones during the movie that they have forgotten about the crunch of a nacho chip. Yep, the last thing I need to hear during the movie is the loud crunching and munching of the moviegoer next to me. Stick with the popcorn. It’s quiet. The Awkward Armrest  – All movie theaters now have chairs with armrests and cup holders. It makes sense and it’s a great thing. But how do you know which armrest is your...

  There is an Ernest Hemingway quote floating around the internet that says “Write Drunk; edit sober.” Well, the jury is still out if Mr. Hemingway actually ever said these words, but it’s still an interesting concept. So interesting I am going to give it a try. Why not? Let’s see what will happen…………………….. If you know me very well, you know it doesn’t take too much alcohol to get me feeling pretty good. And just for the sake of not having to feel like crap, I am not going to get crazy drunk. Just some buzzing. That should be enough to make me open up my mind a bit and make it interesting. See you in a couple drinks. Today I moved. Most people get sad when they move. Especially under the circumstances of my move. But, I’m happy. Even excited. I am ready for this chapter to close. This ends a chapter of my life that I have learned a lot from, but don’t want to visit again. It opens up my life to a whole new book full of awesome things to come. In fact I have never felt this alive. I...

  I’ve learned a lot about myself and life the last few months. Before that I believe I was in zombie mode. Just going thru the motions trying to get by day to day. I would have little flashes of life, but then I would slip back into being a zombie. Walking around feeling numb, not truly living life. I pushed aside my wants, my needs and the life I really wanted. Looking back at it now, I think to myself what a waste of time! All those years that I will never get back. But I could dwell on that all I want, but it doesn’t change anything. What I need to latch on to and learn from is I never want to be a zombie again. Zombie’s are the walking dead. Right? Well, it took a major life change acting as my defibrillator to shock me back from the dead. In my case the life change started in the form of a separation. I removed myself from a negative situation and it starting to bring me back to life. Then I got hit with a huge bolt of electrical current in the form of another ...