Category Archives: Random thoughts

This seems appropriate

Posted on July 13, 2020 by mdbrie01

I’m in the midst of watching Monty Python: Almost the Truth – The Lawyer’s Cut on Netflix when this skit was mentioned and well, it seems as appropriate, if not more so, today as it did when it first aired.

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Hellooooooooooo 2018!

Posted on January 2, 2018 by mdbrie01

Dust away a few cob webs, polish up a few door knobs, throw a fresh coat of paint on the wall and this blog could be something again. Two years! I just blinked and two years disappeared since I last … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned from NaNoWriMo 2015

Posted on December 1, 2015 by mdbrie01

November is a horrible month to try and write a book. At least it is for me. That’s not to say I couldn’t do it, but the odds are seemingly stacked against me. One week in the month is almost … Continue reading →

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New beginnings

Posted on November 13, 2015 by mdbrie01

Consider this me blowing the dust off of the old blog and preparing to get back in the swing of things. I’m doing NaNoWriMo this year so it will be a little bit before I’m writing here on a regular … Continue reading →

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What I didn’t do on my summer vacation

Posted on October 22, 2014 by mdbrie01

I wrote this piece a little over a month ago and I’m just now getting around to publishing it which says a lot about how much work I still have ahead of me.  I’m seriously considering a mulligan on the … Continue reading →

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2014.5 – Time to take back some ground

Posted on June 19, 2014 by mdbrie01

As I survey the land below I realize I really haven’t covered that much ground.  That’s how I feel about life in general right now.  I had a strong start to the year and then life took over.  So this … Continue reading →

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And with that it is 2014

Posted on January 5, 2014 by mdbrie01

I wrote the list and then seemingly disappeared.  I’d say I was living a full life pursing religious fulfillment and all of that, but I would be lying.  The truth is, life happens and the last few months have been … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2013

Posted on November 28, 2013 by mdbrie01

On this day of thankfulness I take a pause, because I’ve been going 90 to nothing here on the blog, and give thanks for many things, in no particular order. The default for any Christian is to give thanks for … Continue reading →

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Introducing the list

Posted on November 7, 2013 by mdbrie01

Inspired by my friend’s list and celebrating the last year of my thirties I’ve compiled a list of things I would like to do over the next year/years/decade/life.  Some of it is meaningful.  Some of it is silly.  Some of … Continue reading →

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Not dreading tomorrow, not looking forward to it either.

Posted on August 16, 2013 by mdbrie01

One of the fears I identified in this whole Start Experience process is that I fear I’ll never get paid enough to do only what I love the most.  That’s not to say I hate my job.  I don’t.  I … Continue reading →

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