Brick attends a New Year's Eve 'Party'.

Brick was traveling on business when he saw an ad for a New Year’s Eve party near his hotel in New Canaan. It was a short distance from his Days Inn, and a group in the hotel bar convinced him to attend the festivities.

 

Long evening short, it was a total joke of a party. The ‘live orchestra’ was a quartet of high school band members in tuxedo t-shirts, the drinks ran out by 9:30, most of the balloons were deflated by midnight, and the ‘Ball Drop’ was a giant yard Christmas ornament with ‘2026’ painted on it slowly lowered by one of the orchestra members via a black rope. 

The overall opinion by attendees was the party was cringe to the nth degree. People wanted their money back, but there was no one in charge to ask.  Oh, dear. What can you expect from a Craigslist ad?

Brick didn’t notice as he had finished a bottle of his own and was feeling pretty good. And he kept his cool custom sunglasses as a souvenir.

 

 Cool, man.

Halloween 2024--but where is Brick?

No one knew who the mysterious, red visitor was that stopped at the neighborhood’s collective doors that night, accompanied with a treat bag. He looked familiar, but the name tag revealed nothing. 

Not Guy Fawkes

Solar Eclipse, April 8, 2024

Don't let the sun go down on me.

 

Brick didn't want to miss the solar eclipse that was happening this year, so he went down close to Carbondale, Illinois, to catch a glimpse of this rare phenomenon. He was so keen on getting the best angle for totality--he couldn't find his special glasses! Oh, Brick! 

There he was on someone's deck, various inappropriate glasses strewn around, unable to see the eclipse without damaging his eyes.  He quickly accessed a search engine for alternate filters and came upon a video about using floppy disks to view an eclipse. Surely a guy on YouTube with a tutorial from 2017 would have the applicable info! 

Unfortunately, Brick was in a hurry and didn't exactly follow instructions.

Four minutes of free access!

Brick didn't see a thing, but his efforts worked--he did not damage his eyes.

St. Patrick's Day, today!

Brick went out to watch the local St. Patrick’s Day parade today.  He stood safely against a wall so no one would trip on him, a bottle of Green River on hand by his side.  Despite wearing a smile, an Irish cap and a pin inviting a kiss upon the Irish, no one took Brick up on his offer.  He is merely an average brick, not the Blarney Stone.

Happy New Year!

Brick is not much of a party block, but even he is happy to wish 2020 goodbye and welcome in 2021! Woo hoo! Let's pop the Champaign and get busy!

Surf's up—way up!

Wow, what a weekend! Brick hit the beach before the end of summer and almost became another statistic for Shark Attacks 2020!

Brick was happily floating with his towel on an inner tube that had been caught in a rip current. Brick waited until his flotation device got free and then just let the tide bring him back to shore. He was just within sight of the beach umbrellas when there was a sudden eruption of water, screams of people, frantic splashing, upended boogie boards, lost floaties, and--pure panic!

A shark was doing its own Up Periscope imitation and nearly got brick! Who might have not been its true target as a very small, yappy comfort dog and her owner were nearby in a swan floaty. 

They call me Bruce?

The shark rose up so fast its wake shoved brick (and the swan and its terrified riders) onto the beach. Brick got salt water in his eye and lost his inner tube, but not his towel—and at the end of the day that’s what is important.

 

And not getting swallowed by a shark. That too.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween is one of Brick’s favorite holidays. The costumes, the decorations, the rock candy—it’s all so festive. Brick wanted to make a memorable costume this year—something that would stand out.

With time running short and the help of a few household items, Brick was transformed.

 

This time, it's personal.

Brick stopped at his first house and knocked. 

Guess what I am!

The owners sure were scared!  Amid yells and kicks, Brick ended up in the driveway.

He was quickly investigated by local authorities. Brick stayed calm, didn't move, and smiled the whole time to show he is mostly harmless.

Finally, he passed the smell test and was free to go.

 

Brick decided to go home before he caused any more excitement. He tried to hand out candy to trick-or-treaters, but everyone that came to the door quickly backed away. 

So he ate a whole bag of fun-sized Kit-Kat’s® by himself.

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