Derek Brooks @ derek.broox.com

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I pointed the Google NotebookLM AI to the bio on my website and it made a “podcast.” It’s pretty funny what it learned and chose to include in the conversation, but it’s also so, so dumb, lol. Their commentary on tech is 🙈 on.soundcloud.com/ph...g9rsF7
posted 1 week ago

Today is always a big reminder of Kari’s strength. I wrote this blog about it last year, but she remains an ultimate fighter, even with some new challenges at play. derek.broox.com/blog...i-know
posted 1 week ago

Well, Knotfest certainly exceeded my expectations. It was my first time doing a festival completely solo, and it was awesome.
posted 2 weeks ago

Just got the new iPhone. I hope it doesn’t explode my balls.
posted 3 weeks ago

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Golf Is Hard, Breathing Is Harder

A couple weeks ago, I was playing the red course at Willow Creek's Men's Club with some great dudes.

I wasn't playing well, as I'm in a bit of a slump, but I got my first par of the round on hole 4 - a 180yd downhill par 3. So, we walked up to the next hole - an uphill, dogleg left, par 5. I had honors, so I grabbed my driver, teed my ball up and took a couple practice swings. My buddy, Judson stopped me and said that the group ahead was within my reach... because when my driver's on, it's on. So I stepped back, noticed a bunch of tees laying around the box and said, "I guess I’ll just do a little house cleaning” and started picking up tees. Judson responded, “you could also just stand here and breathe.”

And that statement was the absolute perfect metaphor for how I live my life, lol. I rarely just stand there and breathe. My brain constant... read more

posted 1 month ago