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A buddy of mine described me as a sheep in wolf’s clothing today, lol. I’m not really sure what to do with that.
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My Apple Watch recognized my Covid by noticing that my wrist temperature and breathing rate were elevated in my sleep. Kinda cool.
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WE HAVE COVID
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My 2024 stats, footprint, and some pics: derek.broox.com/in/2024
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  • It’s veggie rice bowl time.
  • My personal website architecture. Probably not normal. Also, I am a giant nerd.
  • Covid round 2… sweet.
  • Shading after round 2

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Goodbye, 2024

You know those Christmas cards that folks send that include a little 1-pager about what they've been up to for the year? I really like those... So, here's my 1-pager for 2024.

Travel

I stuck around North America again this year, visiting...

... but I’m really itching for some international travel. I need to get back to Europe, Japan, or a new continent. I'm craving something to broaden p... read more

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Hi, I'm Derek Brooks

I'm a 43.43 year old midwestern American who enjoys engineering, traveling, partying, and extremish sports.

Most of my life's latest happenings are on this page, but you can also check out what I'm up to today and what I did yesterday.

If you'd like to know a little more about me you can check out my bio - and don't forget to check out my photos!

Last seen in Des Moines

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derek: i think that clown antenna is a jack in the box mascot

derek: as if i needed another reason to take on more things... i dig it though!

zakj: i read that time seems to move faster when life becomes routine - less new memories are added so in retrospect, it seems to your brain that nothing is happening and that compresses time. mo... (more)

derek: rico, i think you're one of those dudes that could retire at any time, but... i'll believe it when i see it. 😄 that said, i think you you'll be really good at retirement. ... and i'm def... (more)

rico: oh dude wait till you fucking hit 60. i had the same “feelings” you are experiencing and jeez does it get sideways at the 60 mark. i will say i love my life more than i ever have so th... (more)

mark: that’s really cool, especially for a disease like covid where you might not be feeling much yet, you could get tested and get on paxlovid before it gets bad.

broox: the pho still tastes good and the fire smells right.

broox: i hope so, cause i just ordered some pho

ztf: feel better. do you guys have sense of smell and taste still?

broox: because the last time i rebuilt my website, you asked me where the dark mode was... but those other 2 things are also good reasons.

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