Brian

[Brian @bjhoc]

@JP05149805 @datadomNY *Most recent*

[Brian @bjhoc]

@awfulannouncing The tag itself should be considered obstruction of runner/basepath

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

The Lessons I Learned from My Dad

I am not the man my father is.
I am trying. Some days closer. Some days farther.
He never sat me down and explained these lessons. He lived them. I’m still learning them.

Show up.
The kitchen table. The hospital room. The funeral. The picket line. The call from the son who won’t answer.
Show up.
Most days that’s the whole job.
My whole life I watched him do it. Not for cameras. Not for headlines. Not because there was something in it for him. He showed up because someone needed him.

I learned that grief doesn’t make you special.
My father buried a wife and daughter. He buried a son. Yet he never treated grief as a claim on other people’s sympathy. Instead, it made him notice theirs.
A mother who lost a child. A father sitting beside a hospital bed. A kid scared about what comes next. A son who lost his mother, his sister, his brother.
He always noticed.

I learned that power is not the point.
The people who chase power eventually confuse the office with themselves.
My father never did.
Whether he was a county councilman, a senator, vice president, or president, he was the same man.
The title changed.
He didn’t.

I learned that family comes first.
The train from Wilmington wasn’t symbolism.
It was every night.
He read to us. Showed up to games. Sat through hospital rooms. Waited up for children who were lost.
And when the day came that the country and the family could not both have him at full strength, he chose family. He relinquished the last chapter of how he wanted to be remembered. And he never complained about it.

Most of all, I learned that love is not soft.
Love is discipline.
Love is showing up at one in the morning when nobody is watching.
Love is answering the phone.
Love is staying.
Love is getting back up after life knocks you down and doing it all again tomorrow.
That love saved my life.
I’ve failed at many of these lessons, sometimes in very public ways.
He loved me anyway.

That’s the last lesson.
I am not trying to become my father.
I am trying to carry what he gave me.
And if I can do that, even imperfectly, that will be enough.

Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I love you.

[Brian @bjhoc]

@NHLMedia @penguins Perfect caption! 🎶

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

Barstool Pizza Review - Bazemore Pizza Company (Upper Arlington, OH)

[Pat Maroon @patmaroon]

In support of those struggling with mental health, bullying and body image I am making a 2,000 donation in the name of @realjackedwards to @TampaBayThrives and I encourage @TBLightning and @NHL fans to join me. Donate here: https://t.co/ZEbWHw6Cqv

[Brian @bjhoc]

@JGraz19 Did ya even look at ‘em? Year old Tweets are the best!

[Brian @bjhoc]

@spittinchiclets can you help settle a silly argument among some of da boys?
Do you think it’s fair to argue Vinnie #Trocheck a top 10 center in the show?

@JGraz19, @DonofCbusHockey, and I are dying to know!

P.S. I want to hear what RA thinks too!

[Brian @bjhoc]

@PrimeVideo

[Brian @bjhoc]

@spittinchiclets I can’t see how you could go wrong either way. #notsorry #bothbeauties

[Brian @bjhoc]

@NHL @86Kucherov @RealStamkos91 @NHLdotcom Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the Tamper Bae Lie-ing

[Brian @bjhoc]

@NHL @TeemuSel8nne 🇫🇮⚡️

[Brian @bjhoc]

The news about the San Clemente skatepark makes me think of this oldie... such a goodie:

https://t.co/ejq6VncWcu

[Brian @bjhoc]

Rooting for you and others like you, as well as the family and friends who support you through it.

Be strong when you can, and when you can’t, lean on the family and friends you know will be there for you whether you’re at your best or your worst, all the same. #hockeytalks

[Vancouver Canucks @Canucks]

Sharing a story as personal as this is not an easy thing to do. @Tmotte_14 knows that.

He also knows that by opening up about his struggles, it will help others realize they're not alone. #HockeyTalks

[Brian Carr @briancarr4]

Thank you veterans!

[Brian @bjhoc]

@StLouisBlues hey Doug Armstrong, what are you waiting for? Do you need all the armchair GMs in Blues nation to scream the obvious at once?!

[VinnyMcKiernan @Vinamin]

The Miracle of Change
At Cana, Jesus changed not only water
but also his mind! (John 2:1-11)
Are you willing to let go of a prejudice
and have a change of mind?

[Martin St.Louis @mstlouis_26]

For those who are woundering if I still got it! #nodoubt

[Brian @bjhoc]

@ceddy8 Is it any coincidence that there are the same number of syllables in “deep thoughts by #JackHandy” and “deep thoughts by Chad Eddy?” Oh, and they rhyme for good measure!