Last-minute Father’s Day gifts
What’s that, chum? Father’s Day kind of snuck up on you again. Well, no need to panic. Heartfelt gifts for Dad can be found just about anywhere — from Walmart to the corner Pump ‘n’ Pay. These...
View ArticleRoast Ox Smoothie recipe
Though some folks favor homemade lemonade, root beer floats or vodka tonics, old-timers know there’s nothing quite like a refreshing Roast Ox Smoothie to take the edge off on a sweltering summer day....
View ArticleExtreme Father’s Day makeovers
This is a piece I wrote back in 2008 for the Boston Herald, featuring amazing artwork by Jeff Walsh. Share The post Extreme Father’s Day makeovers appeared first on Triple Action News.
View ArticleThe Heineken Maneuver
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View ArticleSlick-fielding feline robs A-Rod by a whisker
Amazing! I just learned that my cat, Elwood, played center field for the Tigers back in 2007. Here he is robbing Alex Rodriguez of a game-winning home run in a 2-1 win over the Yankees. (AP PHOTO)...
View ArticleRemembering Gramma Jo
Editor’s Note: My grandmother died on Thanksgiving Day 2004 at age 94. She was feisty and funny and sweet. Below is a piece I wrote for her on her 90th birthday. By John Breneman This is about a few...
View ArticleOyster poetry and raw pleasures at Row 34
Keli enjoys her first true oyster experience at the soft opening of Row 34 in Portsmouth, N.H. Just had one of those once-in-a-lifetime dining experiences. You know, the kind where one of your best...
View ArticleHub fans bid curse adieu
(Note: I’m blessed to be at Opening Day at Fenway today. I wrote this tribute to the 2004 World Champion Red Sox, and snapped this photo, on Opening Day 2005, as the Fenway faithful celebrated the...
View ArticleOne L of a Super Bowl
Share Fun fact: The first presidential football fan was Teddy Roosevelt, whose concern over excessive gridiron violence moved him to ban firearms from the game in 1905. However, quarterbacks still...
View ArticleSuper Bowl fever
Fun fact: The first presidential football fan was Teddy Roosevelt, whose concern over excessive gridiron violence moved him to ban firearms from the game in 1905. However, quarterbacks still maintain...
View ArticleWhy is this cat flying?
In his younger days, my cat Elwood was known to soar through the air with the greatest of ease. Share Click here to see his New Year’s resolutions.
View ArticleGodzilla among us
Awakened by the 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Godzilla has returned — in a world fraught with homeland insecurity and geopolitical peril, indiscriminate barbarity and relentless scoffing — to...
View Article.44 Magnum Cum Laude
(Excerpts from Clint Eastwood’s commencement address) Thank you. You have honored me by inviting me to be your commencement speaker today. So I promise to shoot straight with you as I share a few...
View ArticleI love graphic design
Here, my cat Elwood robs Alex Rodriguez of a game-winning home run. Idea: What if movie icon Clint Eastwood delivered a commencement address to the Class of 2015? The result: .44 Magnum Cum Laude....
View ArticleJohn Breneman resume
JOHN H. BRENEMAN P.O. Box 1479 Portsmouth, NH 03802 john.breneman.inc@gmail.com INTRODUCTION I am a writer, editor, graphic designer and webmaster whose deep experience in journalism (distinguished by...
View ArticleJohn Breneman portfolio page
My career in communications dates back to high school when my first article for the York High newspaper, a whimsical piece about wombats, prompted my classmates on the production team to name our paper...
View ArticleMan of letters, words
John Breneman is a writer who draws on decades of experience as a newspaper reporter, editor, page designer and columnist. A wordsmith with an eye for visual design, his approach emphasizes the vital...
View ArticleTrump triples down on quote about shooting people
By John Breneman Expanding upon his recent observation that “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters,” likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump...
View ArticleProfessor O’Blarney on Saint Patrick’s Day
Noted St. Patrick’s Day advice columnist Professor O’Blarney debunks the myth that you can get leprosy from a leprechaun. To help explore the true meaning of St. Patrick’s Day, today we check in with...
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