Brie: It's What's for Breakfast

So, yeah. I quit talking on Yahoo instant Messenger a couple of years ago. Well, longer ago than that, really. But I still have this one friend, let’s call him my Best Girlfriend Forever (because that’s what I call him), who likes to chat on it. He doesn’t like Skype, and he insists on using [...]

font=3 If you aren’t familiar with TED Talks yet, I am about to change that. TED started in 1984, the year I graduated from college, as a conference to bring together people from the fields of Technology, Entertainment, and Design. It is a nonprofit that holds annual conferences in both Long Beach a

My mom wanted me on the board of an historical cemetery. I thought it would be awesome – it’s a great old place with lots of ghost stories and locally famous – and infamous – people buried there. Including a truckload of my ancestors. “I need your resume,” she told me. “Mom, I hardly think [...]

“Hello?” “Hey, Mattie.” “Who is this?” “You know.” “Billy Joe?” “Yeah.” “I didn’t think I’d ever hear your voice again.” “I’m taking a chance calling you.” “Where are you?” “You know I can’t tell you that.” “Are you in the country or out of the country?” “I can’t tell you that, either.” “Okay, then,

Let’s face it: social networking is fun. We stay in touch with friends flung geographically far and wide, and we reconnect with friends from summer camp, college, and even kindergarten. We make witty comments in our status bar, witty comments about our friends’ statuses, and even wittier comments on

I’m riding my white horse today. As a lawyer, I know that people get harmed through no fault of their own by other’s people’s negligence and failure to pay attention to what is important. Whether it’s a car accident, a doctor who ignores symptoms, or a vicious dog who attacks a child, the person who