bren : blog

Just ran for the first time in a while. Started easy with the 1.5 mile loop. Kept a 7.6 mile pace, which felt fine. In fact, the 10 minutes of stretching prior seemed more uncomfortable than the actual run.

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I made a new place for myself on the web. Allow me to introduce BrendonConnelly.com. I intend the site to be a kind of jumping off point for all my stuff. Work stuff, web projects, etc. Just basically an extended resume of sorts. I won’t actively blog there, I’ll just update when needed.

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Matt recently befriended me on GoodReads. I’d never used it and quickly set up an account. I just deleted that account. I’ve been using LibraryThing for a while now, and GoodReads just didn’t offer a compelling enough alternative.
LibraryThing and GoodReads are similar in a lot of ways. At their essence they both track what’s on [...]

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Just started organizing the monthly hike pictures in a Flickr collection. Nice way to get an overview! Here it is. I missed a few winter months, so I may need to put the hammer down this summer and bust out more than one per month…

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Gram Hazel is staying with us for a couple of days after my mom’s wedding (yesterday). Gram is full of funny sayings. I’ve got to write them down so I can remember them!

For cryin’ in a bucket!
Heaven’s to Pete!
Oh, fiddle faddle!

Truman was going around yesterday saying “heaven’s to pete” and I think Amy will assume [...]

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Just finished reading a great book called West of Jesus by Steven Kotler. I’m not going to do the full-on book review because this one already covers it perfectly. I will say, however, that I loved this book. It’s a quick and enjoyable read. I busted through half of it the day it came in [...]

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I’ve been watching John From Cincinnati and I really dig it. The acting is weird–sometimes a bit flat, and sometimes just strange. The premise of the whole show is strange, though, so I’m never really sure if the weird acting is intentional. Also, I’ve only seen three episodes so maybe it’ll become clearer down the [...]

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