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Boarding the flight just when the bears come back and go into overtime… this has been a fun season.
Sure do love seeing tariff surcharges added to my orders. #maga
Serious question: Why isn’t there a Casey’s serving pizza by the slice inside the Des Moines Airport? Add beer and bloodies. Call it Casey’s Tavern or Casey’s Concourse. It’d be the most popular spot in DSM, hands down.
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Stickin the Proposal Shot
A couple weeks ago, my buddy Judson asked if I'd be willing to "stealthily take some photos" of him proposing to his amazing partner, Katie. I immediately told him how I stoked I was for them, but I'm not even close to a professional photographer and didn't wanna fuck up capturing their moment. He said it'd be super casual, in a remote park, and just wanted a couple mementos, so I agreed to scout it out with him. His goal was to get a "down on a knee popping the question under a light from a distance" sort of look.
The Recon
Judson told Katie that he was going to meet me for happy hour... but instead, we met at the park after work to figure out a game plan. It was my first time visiting this park, which was effectively closed for the season. As such, all the lights were turned off… and the sun had set a half hour earlier, so it was pitch black. There was no way the... read more
Hi, I'm Derek Brooks
I'm a 44.46 year old midwestern American who enjoys engineering, traveling, partying, and extremish sports.
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