Derek Brooks @ derek.broox.com

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The people at fancy restaurants in the suburbs of Des Moines are so goddamned weird. Heading back to a Des Moines dive bar to cleanse my soul.
posted 4 days ago

I want breakfast pizza so bad
posted 4 days ago

I’ve been experimenting with going gluten free again. As a bread and beer lover, this is very hard. Last night, after a few weeks of being GF free, Kari made GF waffles and I devoured 6 of them. 6 waffles is too many waffles.
posted 5 days ago

I would like someone to invent a chewing gum that crunches like chips the whole time you’re chewin. I’m a crunchy snack slut and do my best thinking when I take a break to go munch on some chips… but I dunno if my body can take any more chips.
posted 7 days ago with 1 Comment

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January Reset. No Gluten. No Alcohol.

I've been dealing with some minor, intermittent skin issues for years. It's been treatable, but last year the eczema came hard, spread further and was a little gnarlier... so I started seeing a dermatologist and allergist. They tested for chemical allergies, environmental allergies, had me change everything that I put on my skin or clothes and none of it helped. I suspected a food allergy or something, but the allergist disagreed, and wanted me to come in weekly to get shots. Yeah right.

Despite everything else they suggested, things got worse toward the end of the year... peak gluttony season.

In December, we did an "advent calendar of beer" from Confluence, so I was having at least half of a craft beer every day for nearly a month - probably my longest consecutive drinking stint ever, haha

Combined with all the heavy food and parties, I sorta ... read more

posted 9 months ago