Brandon Wilson @therealbrandonwilson

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I saw a post on the website Cheezburger.com, which somehow floated to my SmartNews feed. First of all, writing a paragraph and then posting screenprints of comments from social media does not count as anything close to a news story. Nevertheless, since I have personal experience with the topic, I...
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How to make your home wildfire ready

I received an email from Progressive through which I have my homeowner's insurance with tips for how to make a home wildfire ready. Before reading the tips, I wanted to come up with my own tips for how one would make a home "wildfire ready."

Ensure that the 100-foot area...
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2021-07-23 18:46:18

Paid to keep quiet

I saw a news story this morning with a headline that features several topics with which I have zero interest: ABC News, Bill O'Reilly, The View. Nevertheless, I wanted to say a few words about settlements and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).

Bill O'Reilly is the former Fox News host who has faced...
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2021-07-22 13:06:18

Metabolical - Book Darts
Chapter 19

Pg. 257 "Once upon a time, people stone ground wheat kernels and made a rustic bread out of the pulverized semi-smooth flour (today that would be an artisanal loaf that costs about $15, if you can find it). But once the wheat was ground, it couldn't be stored. Why not?...
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2021-07-22 01:20:13

At some point, it's time to stop listening to advice

One of the reasons I am not fond of the Church of Twitter is all the Naval (AKA Twitter Jesus) wannabees who can't stop tweeting bromides and what they consider "wisdom" because they have somehow figured it all out. As far as I'm concerned, the only thing they've figured out...
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2021-07-21 00:32:41

What good is your update if no one reads it?

One of my pet peeves in the business world is being required to provide regular updates and then realizing nobody is reading them. 

When I was a manager, the director required her management team to provide her with weekly "footprints." These documents included all kinds of information including production stats...
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2021-07-19 15:17:49

The pyramid of scientific evidence

On the latest Dark Horse podcast, which you can find on Odysee since YouTube's community guidelines forbid discussion of this topic, Brett Weinstein interviewed Tess Lawrie. Dr. Lawrie is an MD and Ph.D. who calls herself a guideline methodologist. She helps to assess evidence and compile it into evidence-to-decision frameworks...
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2021-07-18 20:12:12

The reluctant leader

In grade school, kids called me the "teacher's pet." If the teacher had to step out of the classroom for a moment, I was usually the person in charge. 

I may have been one of the last kids picked for a team in PE class, but I was usually one...
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2021-07-17 22:15:29

Survivor 40: Winners at War

I have vivid memories of watching the very first season of Survivor. It was the only season when they announced the winner live right from the island. I can't believe that was twenty years ago. Somehow, they managed to crank out forty seasons of this show. I watched many of...
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2021-07-16 23:01:04

One of those days

Today is shaping up to be one of those days. I could call this a "three-calendar" day because I have action happening on all three calendars. It's the kind of thing that was probably the origin of the phrase "when it rains, it pours." I have a swirl of things...
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2021-07-15 16:10:56

Metabolical - Book Darts
Chapter 18

Pg. 252 "A rapid switch to seed oils occurred in the 1980s--and our diet became replete in omega-6 fatty acids through industrial processing of corn and soybean oils. This was only made worse by industrial corn feeding of cows, chicken, and fish, increasing the omega-6 content of their diet, and...
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2021-07-14 22:22:59