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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The language barrier of Squid Game

I guess I won the lottery by being born in the United States and being a native English speaker. I often wonder what I'm missing about other countries and languages.

I've finally gotten around to watching Squid Game, which was all the rage back in 2021 when I paused my subscription...
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2023-01-21 18:05:45

Who fact-checks the "fact-checkers?"

At the end of December 2022, the Associated Press (AP) published a "fact check" titled "No, COVID-19 vaccines aren't gene therapy." In this piece, they argued the following:

"The COVID-19 vaccines do not change a person's genes, as gene therapy does...The shots from Pfizer and Moderna use messenger RNA, or...
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2023-01-11 18:14:26

So much for hiring

Last week, I spent a good chunk of time coordinating the onboarding of six new resources who started on 1/3/23 at my client. As the Client Director, I serve as a point of contact between my company, all people on the team, and my client. Little did I know that...
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2023-01-10 03:06:31

Dreams

I watched Chris Wallace's interview with James Cameron on HBO Max yesterday. James confessed that all his ideas for Avatar came from his dreams when he was 19. Being an artist, he captured his visions in drawings that provided the foundation for the visuals and the story. He also claims...
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2023-01-07 14:37:28

Writing exercise

"Don't you ever get tired of writing every day?"

"Hell no! I enjoy it and am committed to it."

"How do you think of a different topic to write about every day?"

"Usually two topics, actually. I write on multiple sites. It's not that hard once you've gotten some practice in."

"I tried writing...
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2022-12-23 00:34:56

It's finally time to buy NFTs

I've been poo-pooing NFTs ever since they exploded into my awareness. Not even Tim Ferriss and his new "Cock Punch" offering had me convinced. But I'm happy to say I'm now 100% on board with NFTs after seeing the latest celebrity offering them: the 45th President of the United States...
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2022-12-15 20:52:21

Joining meetings

When I joined the weekly director call this morning, there was only one other director on. One director is out sick today courtesy of Everyone's Favorite Virus™️. It was one minute before the meeting start time, and he remarked that people used to sign on five minutes early, but now...
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2022-12-13 16:54:21

Ben Affleck cheats on

Dunkin' with Starbucks during coffee run with Jennifer Lopez.

Talk about a clickbait headline for someone who cares. I use the app SmartNews, which provides tags that I can click on to get more of certain content. I wish they offered a filter or some way of saying I do NOT...
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2022-12-12 21:31:50

COVID-19 Public Forum

On December 7, 2022, US Senator Ron Johnson hosted a public forum with a variety of experts in public health, science, medicine, law, and journalism to discuss the COVID-19 vaccines. I watched all three hours, and the information presented was very eye-opening.

I received the first two shots of the...
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2022-12-10 18:43:32

I'm still here

You gave me my first writing home. It changed names, and people came and went, but a core group remained until the lights went out. I know you're still creating and impacting the world in a positive way. I am grateful for the push that got me started. I'm still...
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2022-12-05 13:09:08