Brain of Bryan

Apr 30 2013 - At Joinvestor, we consider ourselves lovers of investment. And because of this love, we have at times contributed our own money to projects we care about using established reward-based services for making donations, such as Kickstarter. And we are also avid securities investors and follow the public markets religiously. To these public investments,...

Dec 16 2012 - Some times, at the worst of times, when death and suffering swirl like leaves cast to a tempest, the world can seem so dark and damning that we can't see worth in opening our eyes. And yet, when the time shortly comes to peek, the world will still be, slightly damaged, as it was before. Life marches on; it is only what we learn in darkness that gives us license to repair ourselves in the light.

Dec 06 2012 - I believe that everyone requires an obsession, something special, in order to live well and happy. It is the inner essence of life, something in which to pour our unbridled passion and focus, a method to drive us forward and make us thrilled to be. I don't care much what the obsession is, whether it be football, Star Trek, business dealings, bird watching, telescopes or fashion; whatever it is, have it, nurture it, and let it burn bright. Let it consume you when it must, fill your world with meaning and hope, and tell you that tomorrow will be just as special as today, because the morning awaits with predictable pleasures of incalculable value. Obsess like your life depends on it, because ultimately it does.

Dec 05 2012 - I was caught in a moment of random contemplation today, when, upon thinking of the passing of Bessie Cooper at the age of 116, a thought occurred to me: For every person who manages to become the oldest living human, every single person who was alive when that person was born, no matter how young they were at the time, has since passed on. They outlived every planetary compatriot that shared a day of life at birth. It's amazing how quickly the human race recycles itself when you consider the math of life...

Dec 03 2012 - I have just released the audiobook edition of my semi-autobiographical satirical essay collection, Bryan's Brain. The collection was narrated exquisitely by Matthew Moore, and is available for the Kindle, in iTunes, on Android devices, and for the Windows Phone. If you listen to my story, please feel free to send feedback and/or hate mail that you may be willing to provide. I welcome it all! http://goo.gl/L8AYX

Nov 08 2012 - Earlier this week, I released an introductory collection of short stories from the world of my forthcoming fantasy epic novel, entitled Kingdom of Ash. This work details the rising conflict in the northern lands and sets the stage for the battle of Loridium. The collection is entitled Into the Ashes, and is available today on the Kindle, the nook a...

Nov 04 2012 - There is little I worry over more than an ill-formed opinion believed with fervor and resolve. I do not mind those opinions which differ from my own, even if I may defend myself against them, so long as that opinion is derived from some measure of research and reflection. I ask nothing of anyone else other than a careful consideration of reality and circumstance. Read, investigate, and come to conclusion. And then, if circumstance demands it, be willing and able to change your mind. If you have not done or prepared to do all this, then your position is of great fear to me. Ill-conceived ideals are the crucible in which the greatest terrors of humanity are birthed.

Oct 06 2012 - It astonishes me how regular my mind loses itself in the minutia of life. At each morning, I awake with the vigors of task etched in sand, setting out on a quest of petty accomplishment. And with each task complete, I feel vindicated in my effort, a momentary sensation of satisfaction, but hollow in resonance; and then, at sun's set, that silly fulfillment is washed over with only a simple glance cast skyward. The sudden exposure of stars, all too often ignored for favor of the city lights and technological pleasures, pushes before me a realization that should be as regular as the common: that I am tiny, irrelevent, insignificant, and rare. My small victories of human construction should be of least concern in a life which carries meaning only when assigned it by my own mind's whim. An organic fury considering it's own self by name and cause, the stars bring me home and give me peace. What more is there that can compete with infinity?

Oct 02 2012 - Every four years, the American nation goes into a frenzy as it chooses the next person to occupy the executive mansion. We subject ourselves to months and months of heavy politick, slanderous television advertisements, endless debates and television news soundbites, polls, and everything else imagined in the arena of the Presidential election seaso...

Oct 01 2012 - The Patriots have been an emotional rollercoaster so far this season, and my fragile little heart is having trouble keeping up. The season got off to such a strong start with a 34-13 beating of the Titans. This victory gave me the familiar sensation of glee and arousal that always accompanies a Patriots beginning in which Brady is at the helm of a ...