Author Brian Abrams

Watch the Game Highlights  You sit down on the edge of Ginsburg's bed to watch highlights of the football game. Terrell Owens catches a touchdown pass for the Cowboys. You smile. That T.O. is one heck of...

You Push the Button  You take a deep breath and push the button, your hand shaking more than you thought it would. "What the—?" you mutter as the White House garage door opens. "Gotcha!" Rumsfeld r...

Look in the Closet  You walk in the closet and much to your surprise you find yourself face-to-face with Vice President Cheney.  "Vice President Cheney, what are you doing here?" A startled Che...

Hit the Snooze Button  Bzzt! That damn snooze button is going off again.  Do you: Hit snooze once more. OR Start your day....

Do the Lord's Bidding The Secret Service drives you to Ginsburg's house and hands you a set of keys. You get out of the car, take a deep breath and walk towards the front door. Your hands sweat. Your heart b...

The alarm clock goes off in the Lincoln Bedroom. Movers are barking at one other in the next room, a reminder that it's the morning of January 20, 2009, and your final hours as President of the United States a...

Computer Golf in the Study  Gosh darn, your study has been entirely packed up by the moving company, including your computer. Stacks of boxes fill the room. You open one of them. Aw, here's the flight ...

Go to Prayer  You find a quiet corner in your bedroom, kneel down and prostrate yourself to the Lord. It was He who told you to give up a life of alcohol, drugs and pleasure-seeking. It was He who told ...

Start Your Day You skim through your morning Intelligence Briefing: Satellite images show a Russian troop build-up in Western Georgia; a fast-moving wildfire about 30 miles east of San Diego is spreading; ...