Eastern Equine Encephalitis and Other Viruses

Eastern Equine Encephalitis and Other Viruses

In the town in which we live — South Windsor, Connecticut — mosquitoes tested positive last week for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, otherwise know as Triple E or EEE. This is timely but not accidental, of course, coming as it does after Connecticut’s deleriously...
Story Telling

Story Telling

MARKETING & STORIES Story Telling JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 26 September 2019 Story telling is the oldest human pastime. The oldest written story known to man is The Epic of Gilgamesh, which dates to more than 4,000 years ago. For as long...
A Pain in The Ass

A Pain in The Ass

Author’s Note: Every word of this story is true. No morons were hurt in the making of the story told here, except yours truly. I’m all right now. Thank you. I once had a client (who shall remain nameless), whose wife (who also shall remain nameless) worked in the...
Crushed or Courageous?

Crushed or Courageous?

COURAGE & FAILURE Crushed or Courageous? JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 19 September 2019 Struggles are part of the human experience. Some days it may seem we were put on this earth to suffer. Some of our challenges make us fearful. Our...
Ya Gotta Hope

Ya Gotta Hope

While reading the news feed on my iPhone in the gym the other night, even as I cranked my heart rate up to 340 on a Matrix elliptical machine, I came across a headline that damn-near blew me off the machine: “This 74-year-old woman just gave birth to twins.” The piece...