Monkeys & Chickens & Dogs… Oh My! For some reason the last several episodes of Brett and the City, just by coincidence, have been about my crazy ordeals with animals. Keeping in line with the same theme, I’d figure I might as well close out with my
Read more →Instead of my normal Monday post about some no doubt horribly embarrassing thing that happened to me this week, I thought I’d try something a little different. One of the publications that Brett and the City is syndicated through decided to feature me in my very first
Read more →Every Friday at noon I have a standing appointment to see my therapist, but this past Friday was way more difficult than most. This past Friday was the anniversary of the day my mama killed my monkey. Although no one would ever guess now; when I was
Read more →Yesterday from out of the blue, I get this surprise email from this girl I knew way back in college. According to the email, she just happened to be in town for some kind of a conference and seeing how she didn’t know anyone else in New
Read more →To those of my readers who are always sending me emails asking whether or not the Brett and the City stories are true, I can honestly say that I wish that I had that much creativity in this little head of mine. If I did, I sure
Read more →As a copier salesman in New York, you spend a great deal of time out in the field going on appointments and trying to uncover new leads. Since I generally never have too many of either, I pretty much spend most of my days walking aimlessly through
Read more →I’d like to apologize to everyone for needing to take a two week hiatus from the column. However after suffering through probably the most traumatic incident of my life, I desperately needed to give myself some time to emotionally recover: after meeting someone who I thought was
Read more →This past Saturday was our company’s 20th year anniversary, and to celebrate we threw our big annual anniversary bash. Because this time was the sales department’s turn to organize the event, I thought it would be a great idea if I volunteered to lead up the entire
Read more →One day last week while cleaning up my place, I came to a startling realization. I suddenly noticed that the two bottles of Absolute that normally sat untouched on top of my bar were now somehow mysteriously empty. This really freaked me out; mainly because I live
Read more →This past weekend I flew home to Grand Rapids Michigan for a family event. Boarding my flight, we were all greeted by two very wholesome Marsha Brady looking flight attendants. They both had perfect blond hair, pearly whites, and smiles that went from ear to ear. As
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