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I listened to music on Spotify this year.
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My website has been slow as shit. My DB, along with many of its definitions are literally 20 years old, so I revisited it. 95% of the issue was poorly defined indexes and a couple bad query patterns that haven't scaled with my data. Duh. So, remember to revisit your indexes every once in a while.
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My neighbor is out here in a dumpy old snowplow, clearing the 1” dusting of snow off his driveway while blaring Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. #FirstSnowOfTheYear
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I’ve reached the age where I need a good session of stretching and foam rolling my back before bed. Feels pretty good tho.
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  • Gettin worked on by Paul
  • Freehanding the wraparound
  • Goin for something gnarly…
  • Durby brought us a locust pod. We’re very proud.

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How is Trump Still a Viable Contender?

Seriously, how did we get here?

I have such a hard time comprehending how anyone, in good faith, can endorse Donald Trump to be the President of the United States.

Especially after not being endorsed by many of the highest ranking people of his own party, who he hired… his Vice President, his National Security Advisor, his Director of National Intelligence, his Secretary of Defense, his highest ranking military officer, his White House Chief of Staff, and the list goes on, and on.

These Republicans, and so many other people who’ve worked with him know that he’s wildly unethical, a threat to our nation’s security, and to our democracy. How can anyone believe otherwise?

  • He's the most compulsive of liars.
  • He stole and illegally hoarded national secrets after serving his term.
  • He’s tried to put himself above the constituti... read more

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Hi, I'm Derek Brooks

I'm a 43.34 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!

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