Category: Bryan’s Blog

Personal thoughts from Bryan.

Boy With Super Power Found in Virginia Beach

Dateline Virginia Beach, VA

Davin Stevenson seems like your average 5 year old, albeit a mite cuter than most. His curly hair, big eyes, and glasses provide an excellent cover for his true identity. He recently confided to his parents that he has a most unusual super power.

Davin“He seemed really excited when he came into our bedroom Sunday morning,” recounts mom, Lianne. “We knew there was something on his mind.”

“All this time we never knew how special he really was,” says Bryan, the proud father. “I know he’s going to do a lot of good in this world.”

According to his parents, Davin came into their bedroom around 8:30 on the morning of May 24th. He seemed a little more wired than usual, they said, and he wanted to tell them something.

“Mom, Dad, I have super powers!” Davin exclaimed. Bryan and Lianne were obviously excited by this news, as any parents would be. They wondered if he had super strength, or maybe he could fly, but the Davinnews was much more exciting. When they asked him, his reply was boisterous and overwhelming.

“I can read my own mind!” he shouted.

Yes, right here in Virginia Beach we’ve found a mind reader. We have also heard rumors that his cousin has some potent drool, but we have yet to confirm those reports. In this case, however, Davin’s power is real. The pictures you see here are actual photos of Davin reading his own mind.  This reporter never thought he would see the day, but now that I have seen this talented boy in action, I’m a believer. Davin Stevenson is going to change the world.

CKD – Cyclical Ketosis Diet

I’ve been doing the CKD for a couple of months now with pretty good success. I lost a good amount of weight in the first two weeks, and then have slowly lost weight since then. I’ve leveled out recently and I’m going to switch back to a low fat diet. The bottom line is that I haven’t been blown away by fat loss due to ketosis, and lack of fruits and vegetables bothers me.

Seeking Happiness

I just read the book “Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters” by Dr. Meg Meeker. The book is primarily about the vitally important role that fathers play in their dauther’s lives. However, one passage stuck out to me for a different reason. In the chapter on Humility Dr. Meeker makes a profound point, she says, “Happiness is truly found only when it is routinely denied.” Say what? That doesn’t make sense at first glance, so let me re-phrase it with a little amplification. “(True and lasting) happiness is truly found only when it (temporary, fleeting indulgence) is routinely denied.” The point is that by making happiness the primary, transcendent goal of our lives, we end up like the horse chasing a carrot on a stick. We continually think we’ve grasped happiness only to look up and realize that it’s still out of reach. Continue reading Seeking Happiness

Broken Big Toe

I love playing with my kids. There’s nothing quite as satisfying as the delighted laughter of your 3 year old son, or the cries for mercy from your 8 year old son. Equally amusing are the terrified screams of your 4 year old daughter as you race toward her, tickling fingers extended, ready for the attack. (Usually women run toward me, fainting and screaming with sheer excitement, so chasing women is a completely new experience for me.) In any case, I discovered recently that Ava, my 4 year old daughter, thinks it is hilarious when someone gets hurt. Instead of compassionately asking if you’re OK, she points, covers her mouth, and breaks into unadulterated laughter. It was with this goal in mind, that in the midst of a fun night of rollicking and wrestling, I rolled off of the Lovesac and took off toward Ava as she stood in the hallway. Continue reading Broken Big Toe

Meaningful Moments

How often do we get to experience something really profound? How often to we get a new revelation into life and what it means and how special it is? I think most people would say that those times are few and far between, but I’m realizing now that they happen all the time. The problem is that we’re usually too busy to see them and appreciate them. It’s a shame that we let life get in the way of really seeing what life is all about. The way to ask the question isn’t “How often do we get to experience … ?” but rather “How often do we miss all of those meaningful moments because of our short sighted and selfish lifestyle?” Continue reading Meaningful Moments

Fairy Tales

Lianne and I watched “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” a couple of weeks ago and one of the characters said something that really made me think. Before I get into that, let me highly recommend this funny and poignant movie. It is well worth the time and is one of the best movies I have seen over the past few years. What impacted me most in the movie was when one of the main characters said that she didn’t believe in fairy tales. She said that she used to, but not any more. I realized, while watching the movie, that I don’t believe in fairy tales any more either. Continue reading Fairy Tales

Nevada Knot

The story begins with my son Jaron’s 8th birthday, which we celebrated with friends and family this past Sunday, two days ago. He’s getting to the age where I’m starting to think that his presents are cool. Such was the case with the particular present that plays a role in this saga. My brother got him a spiffy super soaker squirt gun. You know, the kind that you fill up with like a gallon of water and then pump 20 times so that you can shoot the thing like 800 feet or something ridiculous. That squirt gun is cool. Anyway, yesterday evening I wanted to go out and mow the lawn and I wanted the kids to come out and enjoy the outdoors as well. Jaron was sitting inside playing with his new Nintendo games. In order to entice him into coming outside I told him we could play with the squirt guns. My plan was to dig out an old squirt gun and have a good ole’ fashioned shoot off. Continue reading Nevada Knot

In Tijuana, Oops

I’ve often wondered what life would be like if everyone, particularly those calling themselves Christians, were truly honest about all of the things they did and thought. All pardons to Toby Keith, but what happens down in Mexico shouldn’t necessarily stay there. I’ve come to the point where I take pride, too much pride perhaps, in being open about my actions and my thoughts regardless of how unconventional or controversial they are. Honesty however, does enable us to teach others the lessons that we’ve learned and it helps to maintain accountability and true friendships, so it is with that backdrop that I share this story. It is a story about Tijuana, and about two strip clubs there that I am now acquainted with. Continue reading In Tijuana, Oops