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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🧇 22 Waffles
🥟 21 Dumplings
🍪 12 Cookies
🥚 29 Eggs
🍓 14 Strawberries
🥓 31 Bacons
🍺 23 Beers
🍫 22 Chocolate Bars
🥃 24 Whiskeys
☕️ 26 Coffees
🥩 20 Steaks
🍊 22 Tangerines
🍵 26 Teas
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They'll give anyone a Grammy

I'm just quoting Taika Waititi who accepted his apparent surprising 2021 Grammy win for Best Compilation Soundtrack by saying, "I guess they're just giving Grammys to anyone now." It would appear to be the case because nine-year-old Blue Ivy Carter, daughter of Beyonce and Jay Z, also won a Grammy....
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2021-03-15 18:48:49

A Job History
A Job History Part 3 - Car Trouble

In case you missed A Job History Part 2

At the end of the five-week training Institute, we had one final event on a Saturday morning in late July. All corps members came together one final time before heading off to our assigned regions. Some corps members were heading off to...
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2021-03-14 19:41:02

Getting better at saying no

This week my company resumed "beta testing" for an in-house software product that will be used for our timesheets. For some reason, they don't feel any of the existing software for timekeeping is sufficient so they created their own custom tool. Since I'm the guy who says yes to a...
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2021-03-13 15:18:55

Libraries are for poor people

abrahamKim was questioning how I could have lost track of Seth Godin's book The Practice, when I was writing about it just a short couple of months ago. My excuse was "out of sight, out of mind." He also mentioned that he has...
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2021-03-12 15:49:34

Digital blackface

Have you used "digital blackface?" Do you even know what it is? I'm just now learning about it courtesy of the fall-out from Oprah's interview with some prince and a duchess. 

Digital blackface refers to when white or non-black people express emotions through GIFs or images of black people. It appears...
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2021-03-11 13:57:26

We need contracted goodbyes

As I have pointed out previously, people like to contract and subcontract their greetings.
"Oh, are you on the phone with Brian? Say hi to him for me!" --contracted greeting
"Hey, tell Keni that Abe says hi." --subcontracted greeting

I am still puzzled why people do this. If you know the person, why...
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2021-03-11 00:38:55

Life Hacks
Life Hacks: Survival

Chapter 7: SurvivalIf you ever get trapped underwater in your car, use your car seat's headrest to break the window.If you get buried under snow by an avalanche, spit and saliva will follow gravity. Dig the opposite way.If you're ever attacked by a swarm of wasps or bees, use hairspray...
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2021-03-09 22:35:43

Women belong in the kitchen

or so says this tweet by BurgerKingUK. 

With additional tweets in the thread, Burger King clarified that this would only apply to women who want to be in the kitchen. Supposedly only 20% of chefs are women, and BK wants to change this ratio by launching a new scholarship program aimed...
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2021-03-08 17:09:44

The questioning vs answering business

I'd love to be in the questioning business. It's easy to ask questions. You just throw things out there and expect them to be answered. It's like the famous emails from Jeff Bezos when he forwards a customer complaint to his VP's with one character: "?" I'd love to be...
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2021-03-07 21:07:49

Sometimes you just want good BBQ

After the stretch appointment today, my friend and I made a pitstop to obtain materials for a particular experiment. After this pitstop, we were ready for lunch. I remembered that there's a BBQ place near where we were that I had never visited. It was on my radar because two...
2021-03-06 21:38:31