Brandon Wilson @therealbrandonwilson
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PTO Donation
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...
Brandon's Pantry
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Dumplings
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Cookies
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Eggs
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Strawberries
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Bacons
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Beers
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Chocolate Bars
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Whiskeys
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Coffees
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Steaks
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30 day book-writing challenge
The other day I happened to see that James Altucher retweeted someone named Steven Farmer who was inspired to write a book as part of some #30daybookchallenge. The book is called 90/10 Fitness: How to get a great body fast, simple, and for life. I don't have a problem with...
Firing on all cylinders
I think it is safe to say I've hit the ground running in 2021 all without any New Year's Resolutions, mind you. To use a metaphor
peterdannock
will appreciate, I am firing on all cylinders.
With today's posts, I'll have the following streaks going:Writestreak...
With today's posts, I'll have the following streaks going:Writestreak...
Old Town Road
According to this article from Pitchfork, the song Old Town Road by Lil Nas X (with an assist from Billy Ray Cyrus) is now the most-certified song in RIAA history. The RIAA is the Recording Industry Association of America, which is the trade organization that supports major music companies and...
Life Hacks
Life Hacks: Health and Fitness
Chapter 3: Health and FitnessWhen you feel the urge to drink or smoke, go for a run, do twenty sit-ups, or some other activity that will get you moving. You'll soon start to associate quitting the habit with being fit.When you're thirsty and limited water is available, rinse your mouth...
Permabans
As someone who aspires to a living provided by full-time writing and a citizen of the good ol' USA, I am very much in favor of the 1st amendment. There are limits, of course, and nowhere are the limits pushed more frequently than social media.
I don't envy the responsibilities of...
I don't envy the responsibilities of...
The richest man in the world
For a long time, the title of Richest Man in the World was passed back and forth between Bill Gates (co-founder of Microsoft) and Warren Buffet (billionaire investor). In 2017, Jeff Bezos (founder and CEO of Amazon) took the title briefly and has had the title most recently. It was...
Life Hacks
Life Hacks: Food and Drink
Chapter 2: Food and DrinkHave leftover coffee from the morning? Use it to make coffee ice cubes, which will cool your coffee down without diluting it.Run your bacon under cold water before cooking it. Doing so will reduce shrinkage by up to 50%.When making hard-boiled eggs, throw one teaspoon of...
Sleeping on the road
abrahamKim
asked me about my sleep scores on the road, and I thought it would be worthy of a post.
To get everyone up to speed, I spent a lot of time and effort in improving my sleep. After two years of traveling across...
To get everyone up to speed, I spent a lot of time and effort in improving my sleep. After two years of traveling across...
End of vacation
Tomorrow, I am flying back to Arizona and ending what has been a nice and relaxing two-week vacation. It's been great not thinking about work. I've enjoyed reading, and writing, and spend time spend time with the girlfriend.
I am starting to develop the usual ambivalent feelings about leaving. It is...
I am starting to develop the usual ambivalent feelings about leaving. It is...
Thoughts on streaks
There is a thread started by
Arcticloon
that discussed the differences between commenting on a post and responding with your own post. This led to talk about what should constitute a streak. Of course, I need to chime in.
First, let me begin by...
First, let me begin by...