May 6, 2026

Hi everybody. Welcome to my blog where I talk about my present. I’m gonna dedicate this blog to my MOM, and to my daughter who graduates on Friday. She graduates from High School. I’m very proud of her.

So it’s Mother’s Day and check this out. I found some photos of Mom when she was a young woman. My Mom was amazing. When the ex left me in the ICU and took the kid, Mom took over and pretty much took care of me for the next decade or so. I wouldn’t be as far along as I am if it weren’t for her. Anyway, check out these photos. I guess she kept them hidden from the family. I only found them recently.

So, my daughter is gonna graduate, like I said before. Unfortunately, I can’t go see her graduate. It’s too far for me to drive and I can’t take an airplane. The kid just lives too far from me. But this is what I’ll tell her:

The human brain is amazing. Every single second we live, everything we say, everything we smell, hear, see, taste, it’s all there. It’s recorded. Now this is how hypnotism works. Hypnotists can bring you back to a specific time and place and you can describe it in detail, it’s almost as if you’re there. Now, everything you’ve learned, all the knowledge you’ve gained, you’ll draw on it for the rest of your life. Both purposefully and subconsciously. Like I said before, all the knowledge is there. Now, my theory is that some people can draw on that knowledge better than others. I guess you could call the ability to draw on that knowledge smart. I guess some people are smarter than others. I think you’re smart.

It’s a bummer I can’t be there to see her graduate, but I sent some beautiful flowers form Hawaii, a place I used to use for work a lot. Anyway, hope you all have a great Mother’s Day, and remember your Mom.

This is B. Nice. Over and out. Love and miss you guys. Love, B. Nice

P.S. The first shot is of me and Mom last week…

The second shot is of Mom as a model.

And the last shot is of Mom and her sister. Both great Moms.

Also, my friend here, who’s writing, she had a great Mom.

And finally, here’s me and my sister. My sister is a great Mom. Happy Mother’s Day!

April 22, 2026

Hi everybody, welcome to my blog where I talk about my. present.

I’m gonna dedicate this blog to my friend. He’s going through some heavy stuff. A nasty battle with cancer. But my friend is a fighter.

Hey everybody, Happy Earth Day. You know, my father really embraced Earth Day. He believed the Earth was one living organism and everything that happens on Earth affects everything on the organism we call Earth. The environment has always been very important in my family. My friend here and I were talking about Earth Day and she was telling me a story about Pete Seeger and how her choir is singing The Old Brown Earth by Pete Seeger on Sunday. And of course, I had a story to tell about Pete Seeger. My friend Mark and I used to go up and down the Hudson on the Clearwater. Pete would be singing songs and playing on his banjo. Well, my friend and I used to always sit on the bow sprint on the front of the boat. We hit a big wave and my friend fell into the water. Luckily the chain that goes from the front of the boat to the bow sprint was there and he grabbed it. He was about to go under but I pulled him out of the water. Good thing he was little. Anyway, there’s a net there now. It should probably have a plaque with our names on it. Brian & Mark…

Anyway, Happy Earth Day everybody. Sorry, I went off on a little tangent there. Actually, the reason why I’m doing a blog about the present goes back to my friend who’s really sick. We were talking and I told him how I got through what I went through. We had this crazy race in Track & Field called “The Steeple Chase”. It started out with hurdles, then this crazy water barrier you had to jump over. Then an open run. Hell, they may as well have had a line of people that threw walnuts at you. It was a crazy race and a good way to get injured. But, the reason why I was talking about this race was you, of course, had a time in the back of your mind what you wanted to run it in, but you had to clear each barrier and not think about the future or the past barriers. You had to think about what’s going on at the moment. (Does this make sense?) In other words, don’t think about the future or the past. Just concentrate on the moment. And that’s not easy for someone like me who has ADHD. But you gotta do it if you want to run a good time.

Anyway, that’s it for now. Happy Earth Day everybody - and go plant a tree!

Love and miss you, love, B. Nice

PS The images are matchboxes my father, Don Nice, did. You should check out his website: DonNice.com — my sister manages all his work. It’s pretty cool. Check it out.

April 8, 2026

Hi everybody. Welcome to my blog where I talk about my present. At least, I think this belongs in the present. I’ll explain:

I told you before but I’ll repeat it again. My life is like a bad country song. Its crazy. Let me go through the basics with you.

I was a successful international fashion photographer. Then on August 18, 2009, my head blew up. I had to have emergency brain surgery. Now, while I was in the intensive care unit, my Ex ran out on me and ran off to Texas with our daughter. She sold the two houses, the cars and gave away my pick up truck. She was kind enough to leave me a little money and a smelly dog. Buster. So I moved in with Ma & Pa. Then the dog died. I was sad so I went down to Texas to see my daughter. My head blew up again because of the flight. I also had to have brain surgery again. Then I got sued for divorce. I did get another dog named JoJo. He saved my life two times already. He warned people when I was gonna have a seizure. Anyway, back to the bad country song. After Ma died, Pa and I moved into a little stone house by the side of the road. Then Pa died, so here I am with JoJo my smelly dog. Now, somewhere along the line my handmade Winchester rifle went missing. I did get my guitars though. Even though I can’t play, it’s cool to look at them. Anyway, that’s the foundation for my bad country song.

It’s funny. I had a dream last night and it’s propbaoby close to reality. I used to go out to dinner with my wife and her friends. They were all models. Everyone probably looked at me like, “That lucky bastard.” Now I go out to dinner I have to wear a bib. I have to be hand fed. I shake and drool and I have to drink from a straw. Everyone probably looks at me and thinks, “That poor bastard.” Anyway, I’ve learned life is strange. You can’t predict what you’re gonna be doing in the future. and God laughs.

That’s about it for this week. Feel free to write a bad country song if you like. Love and miss you guys. Love, B. Nice

April 1, 2026

Hi everybody. Welcome to my blog where I talk about my present.

OK, I’m gonna go off on a bit of a tangent here, but today is April fools day. April first. So, being the young idiot I am, I called up the agency that handles my health aides. I said to them, “The night staff ordered a case of hard liquor from Gisley, the alcohol delivery site.” The agency kind of freaked out. They said they would call me back and find out what was going on. I called them back in a few minutes and said, “April Fools!” I called them back because I didn’t want to get anyone in trouble. Last year I called the agency and I said, “There’s some man from the New York State health department at my door asking me all sorts of questions. I said, I have to call my agency.” I called the agency and they said to me, “Brian, where’s your health aide?” I said, “he’s getting her hair done.” They said, Brian! You’re there all alone?” I said, “No I’m not alone, the guy from the New York State Health Department is here.” The manager kind of freaked out, so I said April Fools.

Hey, my dog is back! I was kind of freaking out because I thought he got a hold of some rat poison or some of my pills. For two days he would just lay there. He wouldn’t eat for a day, but he would drink water, thank God. He’s rebounded. He’s back to his former self. I knew everything was OK when he started licking his balls. The dog is important to me because A. he’s my friend, and B. He alerts people when I’m about to have a seizure. I guess you could say he’s my service dog.

I’m gonna leave it at that. My neighbor had a baby. That’s pretty cool. It’s amazing to me. She was out walking her dog when she had just given birth the night before!

Love and miss you guys. Love, B. Nice

P.S. My daughter and my mother made this painting of my dog, JoJo.

March 25, 2026

Hi everybody. Welcome to my blog where I talk about my present.

Oh man, I’m walking like my dog. Or, like my friend here said, and I agree, My dog is walking like me. You see, my dog is all messed up and is walking like a drunk. Little day things like this, your dog being sick, seem simple, but when you’re like me, man, it could be like climibing Mt. Everest. It’s so frustrating you can’t imagine. But, like they say, right, patience is a virtue.

Sometimes things just seem impossible to do, you know, when you’re like this. But you gotta just plow through it. You know what I’m gonna do? When things get like crazy, I look at a journal from the past. My friend here is gonna pull out a jounral and we’ll talk about it.

My dad and I did a great trip to Greenland. He painted some icebergs and iPhotographed them in black and white. It was cool. It was a great trip and a great way to get to know my dad again. Some of the images I think are beautiful. I could go om and on about it, but the best thing to do for you guys is just to get the DVD I made with film maker Adam Hall and producer Erin Hall. The film is called “Melt Down” and we had a show at Pace Prints. Man, the water was so cold. It was unreal. I’ll tell you now I know what a can of beer feels like. Anyway, check it out. It was cool. I’m gonna think about this for a while and talk to you guys next week. Here’s a link for you to watch it: MeltDown

I hear my drunk dog upstairs. I better go. Love and miss you guys. Love, B. Nice